16/05/2024
Congratulations to us! 💪🏻
Congratulations to all the scientists!
Neste projeto estão igualmente envolvidos vários alunos de doutoramento e mestrado.
Kiwi4Health (EXPL/BAA-AGR/0663/2021) é um projeto financiado pela FCT (2021) que visa desenvolver um filme bucal mucoadesivo com micropartículas de compostos bioativos extraídos de subprodutos do babykiwi para prevenir/tratar a mucosite oral. O projeto Kiwi4Health será executado por investigadores com conhecimentos técnicos e científicos complementares: (1)REQUIMTE/LAQV possui conhecimentos em tec
16/05/2024
Congratulations to us! 💪🏻
Congratulations to all the scientists!
Our last paper, recently accepted, achieved the main goal of KIWI4HEALTH: A buccal film with kiwiberry extract to prevent/treat oral mucositis 👇
It was an amazing journey! 🫶
Check the last potentialities of kiwiberry as source of bioactive compounds to fight glioblastoma! 👇
09/05/2024
We produced polymeric particles of A. arguta leaves extract by spray-drying to improve the oral mucositis condition. ✌️
Development and Characterization of Microparticles with Actinidia arguta Leaves Extract by Spray-Drying: A New Mind-Set Regarding Healthy Compounds for Oral Mucositis Actinidia arguta leaves have gained notoriety over the past years due to their rich bioactive composition with human pro-healthy effects, particularly in relation to antioxidants. Nevertheless, antioxidants are well known for their chemical instability, making it necessary to develop suitable delive...
We developed and optimized a topical formulation with A. arguta leaves extract and evaluated its in vivo safety and moisture efficacy in human healthy volunteers. Amazing results!👌
On the next step we optimized the extraction conditions of antioxidant/antiradical compounds from kiwiberry using tha mathematical model! 👇
We attested by in vitro and in vivo assays that the hydroalcoholic kiwiberry leaves extract is an excellent cosmetic ingredient 👇
02/05/2024
What type of natural products may we use to prevent/treat oral mucositis? Take a look here 👇:
Natural Products for the Prevention and Treatment of Oral Mucositis—A Review Cancer, a major world public health problem, is associated with chemotherapy treatments whose administration leads to secondary concerns, such as oral mucositis (OM). The OM disorder is characterized by the presence of ulcers in the oral mucosa that cause pain, bleeding, and difficulty in ingesting....
01/05/2024
In the following step, we optimized the extraction by ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of antioxidants polyphenols from Actinidia arguta leaves using a mathematical model! Check here 👇:
Valorization of Kiwiberry Leaves Recovered by Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction for Skin Application: A Response Surface Methodology Approach This study aims to evaluate the optimal ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) conditions of antioxidants polyphenols from Actinidia arguta (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. Ex Miq. (kiwiberry) leaves using a response surface methodology (RSM). The effects of solid:liquid ratio (2.5–10.0% w/v), time (20–6...
Our project was successfully completed on January 2024 and on the next days we will publish all data achieved!
Check our 1st paper of KIWI4HEALTH where we optimized the Subcritical Water Extraction (SWE) temperature (110 °C - 160 °C) of antioxidants and polyphenols from A. arguta leaves 👇
08/03/2024
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Neste Dia Internacional da Mulher, 8 de março, o LAQV-REQUIMTE presta homenagem a todas as mulheres que lutam todos os dias para derrubar as barreiras da desigualdade entre géneros nas carreiras. Parabéns às mulheres cientistas pelo grande contributo para o progresso da ciência nacional!
10/01/2024
Join us tomorrow!