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dc.contributor.author | Jayaweera, V. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Eliyapura, A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Gunasekara, D. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Weerasinghe, L. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Abeyewickreme, W. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Karunaratne, V. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-18T04:50:36Z | en_US |
dc.date.available | 2015-12-18T04:50:36Z | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Proceedings of the Current Research Activities on dengue conducted by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.2015:18 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10892 | en_US |
dc.description | Keynote Address | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Malaria, dengue, and other tropical diseases carried by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks and fleas have greatly affected life expectancy, infant mortality, quality of life and work productivity. Essential oils such as citronella, lemon eucalyptus, peppermint, lemon, eucalyptus, lemongrass, geranium, and lavender are known for their mosquito repellency. Due to high volatility of essential oils, these are needed to be reapplied to the skin every 30–60 minutes. Therefore, development of a long lasting mosquito repellent is needed for effective repellent activity. The aim of this experiment is to develop a new blend which encompasses citronella, lemon eucalyptus, lemon and lavender. This oil blend is encapsulated using β-Cyclodextrin (β-CD) to decrease the volatility of the oil blend and increases the long-lasting repellency. METHODS: Citronella, lemon eucalyptus, lemon and lavender were obtained in 15% v/v, 15% v/v, 1% v/v and 1% v/v respectively for a total volume of 100 ml. These oils were mixed with 0.2% w/v of β-Cyclodextrin for encapsulation. The blend was sonicated for 20 min and dissolved in ethanol. This final encapsulated mixture was subjected to bioassays using 110 adult Aedes albopictus mosquitoes against the control. Sitting and biting mosquito behavior patterns were studied against the releasing time. RESULTS: The bioassay results indicated that the encapsulated repellent product is effective against the mosquitos up to 6 hours with zero sitting and biting comparatively to the control. In the 7th hour showed single mosquito sitting with zero biting. CONCLUSION: The encapsulated repellent is effective against the Ae, albopictus mosquitoes for 6 hour time period. Therefore, it is a long-lasting repellent that protect against dengue fever caused by mosquitoes. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Moleclar Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka | en_US |
dc.subject | Long lasting repellent, β-CD nanoparticles | en_US |
dc.title | Encapsulation of essential oil blend in β-CD nanoparticles as a repellent for slow release | en_US |
dc.type | Conference Abstract | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Symposium on Dengue - 2015 |
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