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ArticlePharmaceutics2022

Fabrication and Optimization of Essential-Oil-Loaded Nanoemulsion Using Box-Behnken Design against

Niamat Ullah, Adnan Amin, Rana A Alamoudi, Sheikh Abdur Rasheed, Ruaa A Alamoudi, Asif Nawaz, Muhammad Raza, Touseef Nawaz, Saiqa Ishtiaq, Syed Shakil Abbas

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Niamat UllahNatural Products Research Lab, Gomal Centre of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan.
Adnan AminNatural Products Research Lab, Gomal Centre of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan.
Rana A AlamoudiPediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-8220-4976
Sheikh Abdur RasheedNano Carriers Research Lab, Gomal Centre of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan.
Ruaa A AlamoudiEndodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Asif NawazAdvance Drug Delivery Lab, Gomal Centre of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-3232-0258
Muhammad RazaPeshawar Dental College, Ripah University, Peshawar 25160, Pakistan.
Touseef NawazNatural Products Research Lab, Gomal Centre of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-8196-0390
Saiqa IshtiaqSection of Pharmacognosy, Punjab University College of Pharmacy, University of Punjab, Lahore 05422, Pakistan.
Syed Shakil AbbasGomal Centre of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, Pakistan.
Gomal University · PKKing Abdulaziz University · SAUniversity of Peshawar · PKUniversity of the Punjab · PK

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Abstract

Oral bacterial infections are fairly common in patients with diabetes mellitus; however, due to limited treatment options, herbal medicines are considered an alternate solution. This study aimed to formulate a stable essential-oil-loaded nanoemulsion for the treatment of oral bacterial infections. Essential oils from edible sources including coriander, clove, cinnamon and cardamom were extracted by hydrodistillation. The response surface methodology was used to optimize the nanoemulsion formulation by applying the Box-Behnken design. The oil concentration, surfactant concentration and stirring speed were three independent factors, and particle size and polydispersity index were two responses. The particle size, polydispersity index and zeta potential of the optimized formulation were 130 mm, 0.222 and -22.9, respectively. The ATR-FTIR analysis revealed that there was no incompatibility between the active ingredients and the excipients. A significant release profile in active ingredients of nanoemulsion, i.e., 88.75% of the cinnamaldehyde and 89.33% of eugenol, was recorded after 24 h. In the ex vivo goat mucosal permeation study, 71.67% of the cinnamaldehyde permeated and that of the eugenol 70.75% from the nanoemulsion. The optimized formulation of the essential-oil-loaded nanoemulsion showed a 9 mm zone of inhibition against

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Box–Behnken designessential oilnanoemulsionoral bacteriaquorum sensing

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