Topical Use of Quercetin-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles Against Ultraviolet B Radiation

• Main Authors: Wenhao Nan (Author), Li Ding (Author), Houjie Chen (Author), Fahim U. Khan (Author), Lu Yu (Author), Xinbing Sui (Author), Xiaojun Shi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ultraviolet radiation is a major risk factor for human skin damage, especially solar ultraviolet-B (UVB) which can induce inflammation, photoaging, and skin cancer. Quercetin (Qu), one of flavonoid family members, has showed protective effects against UVB radiation. However, its application for topi...