Raiene Rocha

Raiene Rocha


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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18 October 2024 in Pharmaceutics
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EMEstela Mesquita Marques
Estela Mesquita Marques
RRRaiene Rocha
Raiene Rocha
CBClenilma Marques Brandão
Clenilma Marques Brandão
JXJúlia Karla Albuquerque Melo Xavier
Júlia Karla Albuquerque Melo Xavier
MCMarcos Bispo Pinheiro Camara
Marcos Bispo Pinheiro Camara
RGRenato Sonchini Gonçalves
Renato Sonchini Gonçalves
Background/Objectives: Arboviruses, transmitted by mosquitoes like Aedes aegypti, pose significant public health challenges globally, particularly in tropical regions. The rapid spread and adaptation of viruses such as Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya have emphasized the need for innovative control methods. Essential oils from plants, such as Pectis brevipedunculata (Gardner) Sch.Bip. (Pb), have emerged as potential alternatives to conventional insecticides. Methods: In this work, we developed an eco-friendly nanogel using a low-energy, solvent-free method, incorporating the copolymer F127 and Carbopol 974p, enriched with a high concentration of essential oil from Pb (EOPb). The resulting nanogel displayed excellent physical stability, maintained under varying temperature conditions. Characterization techniques, including FTIR and DLS, confirmed the stable incorporation of EOPb within the nanogel matrix. Results: The in vitro assays against Aedes aegypti larvae revealed that at 500 μg/mL, the mortality rates were 96.0% ± 7.0 after 24 h and 100.0% ± 0.0 after 48 h. The positive control group treated with temefos, achieved 100% mortality at both time points, validating the experimental conditions and providing a benchmark for assessing the efficacy of the nGF2002Pb nanogel. Conclusions: These results indicate that nGF2002Pb demonstrates a pronounced concentration-dependent larvicidal effect against Aedes aegypti, offering an innovative and sustainable approach to arbovirus vector control.

25 September 2024 in Preprints.org
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EMEstela Mesquita Marques
Estela Mesquita Marques
RRRaiene Rocha
Raiene Rocha
CBClenilma Marques Brandão
Clenilma Marques Brandão
JXJúlia Karla de Albuquerque Melo Xavier
Júlia Karla de Albuquerque Melo Xavier
MCMarcos Bispo Pinheiro Camara
Marcos Bispo Pinheiro Camara
RGRenato Sonchini Gonçalves
Renato Sonchini Gonçalves
Arboviruses, transmitted by mosquitoes like Aedes aegypti, pose significant public health challenges globally, particularly in tropical regions. The rapid spread and adaptation of viruses such as Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya have emphasized the need for innovative control methods. Larvicide property of essential oils has emerged as a potential alternative to conventional insecticides. This work showed the development of an eco-friendly nanogel using a low-energy, solvent-free method, incorporating the copolymer F127 and carbopol 974p with a high concentration of essential oil from Pectis brevipedunculata (Gardner) Sch.Bip. (Pb). The resulting nanogel displayed excellent physical stability and was maintained under varying temperature conditions. Characterization techniques, including FTIR and DLS, confirmed the stable incorporation of essential oil (EOPb) within the nanogel matrix. The in vitro assays against Aedes aegypti larvae revealed that at 500 μg/mL, the mortality rates was 96.0% ± 7.0 after 24 h and 100.0% ± 0.0 after 48 h. The positive control group treated with temephos, achieved 100% mortality at both time points, validating the experimental conditions and providing a benchmark for assessing the efficacy of the nGF2002Pb nanogel. These results indicate that the nGF2002Pb demonstrates a pronounced concentration-dependent larvicidal effect against Aedes aegypti, offering an innovative and sustainable approach for arbovirus vector control.