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The use of nanotechnology to control Malaria in the State of Amazonas
Objectives
*Original title in Portuguese: O uso da nanotecnologia para o controle de Malária no Estado do Amazonas
This proposal aims to control the larvae of the Anopheles spp mosquito, the vector of Malaria, through the use of nanotechnology for the development of a controlled release product of natural Amazonian actives.
Tablets will be developed consisting of Modified Cellulose (obtained from plant waste from which essential oils were extracted) and Biodegradable Nanoparticles containing essential oils from Amazonian species to be collected on the UFAM campus. The absence of natural and nanotechnology-based larvicides strongly points to the opportunity, and even the need, for the development of innovative products that address this function. The differential of this project is the use and reuse of Amazonian natural resources to obtain a new product. In the form of pills, these nanocomposites will act as systems for the prolonged release of natural larvicidal actives in the aqueous phase, representing a viable, effective and non-toxic alternative to the environment and human health, developed entirely from Amazonian natural resources to help control the malaria vector larvae.
Nov 2019
