Microencapsulation of DEET in Solid Lipid Microparticles: production, characterization and safety evaluation.

Paula A Santos, Márcio R M DA Silva, Melanie Tavares, Eduardo Ricci-Junior

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 2022

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DEET is considered the gold standard for insect repellent products. However, it behaves as a strong skin permeant. DEET was encapsulated in Solid Lipid Microparticles (SLM) and characterized in terms of morphology, particle size, cytotoxicity and ex vivo permeation. The particles exhibited micrometric size with a spherical shape. In addition, we developed and validated an analytical method for DEET quantification by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), which was selective, linear, precise, accurate and robust. The toxicity test in cell culture of keratinocytes, fibroblasts and macrophages showed that the formulation did not present cytotoxicity. The SLM were able to decrease the skin permeation of DEET in relation to the free active in ethanol with gain in the safe. Microparticles were able to increase the skin retention of DEET, which can contribute to extend the time of repellent action. The results showed that Solid Lipid Microparticles are safe and promising topical formulation to insect bite prevention.

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Paula A Santos, Márcio R M DA Silva, Melanie Tavares, Eduardo Ricci-Junior. Microencapsulation of DEET in Solid Lipid Microparticles: production, characterization and safety evaluation. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias. 2022;94(suppl 3):e20211166