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SUBMITTER: Deng Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4654636 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Deng Yang Y Ediriwickrema Asiri A Yang Fan F Lewis Julia J Girardi Michael M Saltzman W Mark WM
Nature materials 20150928 12
The majority of commercial sunblock preparations use organic or inorganic ultraviolet (UV) filters. Despite protecting against cutaneous phototoxicity, direct cellular exposure to UV filters has raised a variety of health concerns. Here, we show that the encapsulation of padimate O (PO)--a model UV filter--in bioadhesive nanoparticles (BNPs) prevents epidermal cellular exposure to UV filters while enhancing UV protection. BNPs are readily suspended in water, facilitate adherence to the stratum c ...[more]