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Effects of solvent and micellar encapsulation on the photostability of avobenzone

Published:2020 Issue:3 Volume:19 Page:390-398
ISSN:1474-905X
Container-title:Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Photochem. Photobiol. Sci.

Author:

Hanson Kerry M.¹²³³⁴,Cutuli Miles¹²³³⁴^ORCID,Rivas Tiffany¹²³³⁴,Antuna Miranda¹²³³⁴,Saoub Jessica¹²³³⁴,Tierce Nathan T.¹²³³⁴,Bardeen Christopher J.¹²³³⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry

2. University of California

3. Riverside

4. USA

Abstract

Avobenzone, the only UVA-absorbing molecule approved for use in sunscreens by the FDA, degrades to its diketone structure under UV light. We found that this photoisomerization is effectively prevented when avobenzone is sequestered in micelles.

Funder

National Science Foundation

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2020/PP/C9PP00483A

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