A sunblock based on bioadhesive nanoparticles.
A sunblock based on bioadhesive nanoparticles.
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DOI:
10.1038/nmat4422
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发表时间:
2015-12
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41.2
通讯作者:
Saltzman WM
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作者:
Deng Y;Ediriwickrema A;Yang F;Lewis J;Girardi M;Saltzman WM
The majority of commercial sunblock preparations utilize 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 corneum without subsequent intra-epidermal or follicular penetration, and their interaction with skin is water-resistant yet the particles can be removed via active towel drying. Although the sunblock based on BNPs contained less than 5 wt% of the UV-filter concentration found in commercial standards, the anti-UV effect was comparable when tested in two murine models. Moreover, the BNP-based sunblock significantly reduced double-stranded DNA breaks when compared to a commercial sunscreen formulation.