Targeting the vector of arboviruses Aedes aegypti with nanoemulsions based on essential oils: a review with focus on larvicidal and repellent properties

Laryssa Ferreira do Nascimento Silva, Douglas Dourado, Thayse Silva Medeiros, Mariana Alice Gonzaga Gabú, Maria Cecilia Queiroga dos Santos, Daiane Rodrigues dos Santos, Mylena Lemos dos Santos, Gabriel Bezerra Faierstein, Rosângela Maria Rodrigues Barbosa and Fabio Rocha Formiga
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1894–1913. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.16.132

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Targeting the vector of arboviruses Aedes aegypti with nanoemulsions based on essential oils: a review with focus on larvicidal and repellent properties
Laryssa Ferreira do Nascimento Silva, Douglas Dourado, Thayse Silva Medeiros, Mariana Alice Gonzaga Gabú, Maria Cecilia Queiroga dos Santos, Daiane Rodrigues dos Santos, Mylena Lemos dos Santos, Gabriel Bezerra Faierstein, Rosângela Maria Rodrigues Barbosa and Fabio Rocha Formiga
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1894–1913. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.16.132

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Silva, L. F. d. N.; Dourado, D.; Medeiros, T. S.; Gabú, M. A. G.; Santos, M. C. Q. d.; Santos, D. R. d.; Santos, M. L. d.; Faierstein, G. B.; Barbosa, R. M. R.; Formiga, F. R. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1894–1913. doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.132

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