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ReviewPolymers2022

Microencapsulation of Essential Oils: A Review.

Vânia Isabel Sousa, Joana Filipa Parente, Juliana Filipa Marques, Marta Adriana Forte, Carlos José Tavares

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In one paragraph

Review in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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70citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Vânia Isabel SousaPhysics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-PT), Campus of Azurém, University of Minho, 4804-533 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0539-6433
Joana Filipa ParentePhysics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-PT), Campus of Azurém, University of Minho, 4804-533 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4594-6361
Juliana Filipa MarquesPhysics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-PT), Campus of Azurém, University of Minho, 4804-533 Guimarães, Portugal.
Marta Adriana FortePhysics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-PT), Campus of Azurém, University of Minho, 4804-533 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5774-7733
Carlos José TavaresPhysics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-PT), Campus of Azurém, University of Minho, 4804-533 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5757-0096

Funding

Agencia de Inovacao POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033268Agencia de Inovacao Repel+: New solutions for mosquito repellence as an application for malaria control (project number 47036)Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia PD/BD/128491/2017Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia SFRH/BD/112868/2015Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDB/04650/2020-2023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Essential oils (EOs) are complex mixtures of volatile compounds extracted from different parts of plants by different methods. There is a large diversity of these natural substances with varying properties that lead to their common use in several areas. The agrochemical, pharmaceutical, medical, food, and textile industry, as well as cosmetic and hygiene applications are some of the areas where EOs are widely included. To overcome the limitation of EOs being highly volatile and reactive, microencapsulation has become one of the preferred methods to retain and control these compounds. This review explores the techniques for extracting essential oils from aromatic plant matter. Microencapsulation strategies and the available technologies are also reviewed, along with an in-depth overview of the current research and application of microencapsulated EOs.

Indexed as

controlled releaseessential oilsextraction techniquesmicrocapsulesmicroencapsulationpharmacology

Identifiers

PMID35566899
PMCPMC9099681

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