Fresh-blood-free diet for rearing malaria mosquito vectors

Authors: Cardoso JCR, Felix RC, Guerra MGB, Marques J, Power D, Santana RAG, Silveira H
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Scientific Reports
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-35886-3

Mosquito breeding depends on the supply of fresh vertebrate blood, a major bottleneck for large-scale production of Anopheles spp. Feeding alternatives to fresh blood are thus a priority for research, outdoor large-cage trials and control interventions. Several artificial meal compositions were tested and Anopheles oogenesis, egg laying and development into the next generation of adult mosquitoes were followed. We […]
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Microencapsulation of citronella oil for solar-activated controlled release as an insect repellent

Authors: Alves GM, Andrade L, Azenha C, Forte M, Marques J, Mendes A, Oliveira C, Parpot P, Pereira AI, Ribeiro AR, Sousa CA, Tavares CJ
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Applied Materials
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235294071630138X

This study investigates the functionalization of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on the surface of polymeric microcapsules as a mean to control the release of encapsulated citronella through solar radiation. This allows for the release of a mosquito repellent without human intervention, as the sunlight works as a release activator. The TiO2 nanoparticles were synthetized using a […]
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Adaptation of targeted nanocarriers to changing requirements in antimalarial drug delivery

Authors: Baró E, Cisteró P, de Paz JL, Delves M, Fernàndez-Busquets X, García-Salcedo JA, Grandfils C, Marques J, Mayor A, Prohens R, Sinden RE, Urbán P, Valle-Delgado JJ
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Nanomedicine
Link: http://www.nanomedjournal.com/article/S1549-9634(16)30162-9/fulltext

The adaptation of existing antimalarial nanocarriers to new Plasmodium stages, drugs, targeting molecules, or encapsulating structures is a strategy that can provide new nanotechnology-based, cost-efficient therapies against malaria. We have explored the modification of different liposome prototypes that had been developed in our group for the targeted delivery of antimalarial drugs to Plasmodium-infected red blood […]
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Fresh-blood-free diet for rearing malaria mosquito vectors

Microencapsulation of citronella oil for solar-activated controlled release as an insect repellent

Adaptation of targeted nanocarriers to changing requirements in antimalarial drug delivery

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