Editor-in-Chief Hatice Kübra Elçioğlu Vice Editors Levent Kabasakal Esra Tatar Online ISSN 2630-6344 Publisher Marmara University Frequency Bimonthly (Six issues / year) Abbreviation J.Res.Pharm. Former Name Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal
Journal of Research in Pharmacy 2020 , Vol 24 , Issue 6
Development and characterization of camphor-loaded ozonated olive oil nanoemulsions
Tahir Emre YALÇIN1,Sevgi TAKKA1
1Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Yenimahalle 06330 Ankara, Turkey
2Nano Farma Cosmetic Drug Consultancy Company, Gölbaşı 06830 Ankara, Turkey
DOI : 10.35333/jrp.2020.253 The purpose of present study is to prepare and characterize camphor-loaded ozonated olive oil nanoemulsions (NEs). In this study, olive oils were ozonated with different times (up to 24 h) and their viscosities were examined. NEs were prepared by high-energy ultrasonication technique and characterized according to droplet size distribution, zeta potential, microscopic evaluation, and storage stability. The effect of oil phase/aqueous phase volume ratio, sonication time, and co-solvent (glycerol) on formulations were evaluated. 6 h ozonated olive oil was chosen for developing NEs due to its liquid form and viscosity (189 mPas). The obtained camphor-loaded NEs (with or without glycerol) had nearly 300 nm droplet size with negative zeta potential. Microscopic analysis revealed the spherical shape of droplets. The long-term stability tests showed that camphor-loaded NEs with glycerol were more stable than NEs without glycerol at 4 °C and 25 °C. According to the results, ozonated olive oil based NEs with glycerol might be promising nanosystems for topical delivery of camphor. Keywords : Camphor; nanoemulsions; ozonated olive oil; long-term stability
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