BECAS
YEGUERMAN Cristhian Alan
artículos
Título:
Polymer nanoparticles containing essential oils: new options for mosquito control
Autor/es:
WERDIN GONZÁLEZ, JORGE OMAR; JESSER, EMILIANO NICOLÁS; YEGUERMAN, CRISTHIAN ALAN; FERRERO, ADRIANA ALICIA; FERNÁNDEZ BAND, BEATRIZ
Revista:
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Editorial:
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Referencias:
Año: 2017 p. 1 - 10
ISSN:
0944-1344
Resumen:
Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are vectors of important parasites and pathogens causing death, poverty and social disability worldwide. The overuse of synthetic insecticides to control mosquito vectors lead to resistance, adverse environmental effects and high operational costs. Therefore, the development of eco-friendly control tools is an important public health challenge. In this study, two different essential oils (EO) (geranium, Geranium maculatum, and bergamot, Citrus bergamia) loaded polymeric nanoparticle (PN) were elaborated using polyethylene glycol (PEG) and chitosan (Qx) as the polymeric matrix/coating. In addition, the mosquito larvicidal acute and residual activity of the PN was evaluated on Culex pipiens pipiens. The physicochemical characterization of PN revealed that PEG-PN had sizes