Development of nanoemulsion formulation loaded with Enteromorpha intestinalis extract: Characterization and evaluation for topical use

Shumaila Qadir; Shahlla Imam; Syed Abid Ali; Fatima Ramzan Ali; Wajiha Iffat; Rabia Ismail Yousuf; Rafia Usman; Shahana Wahid; Iqbal Azhar

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0343626

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Development of nanoemulsion formulation loaded with Enteromorpha intestinalis extract: Characterization and evaluation for topical use

Shumaila Qadir,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Shahlla Imam ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: shahlla.imam@jsmu.edu.pk

Affiliations Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jinnah Sindh Medial University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6415-643X

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Syed Abid Ali,

Roles Resources, Validation

Affiliation H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Fatima Ramzan Ali,

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Software, Validation

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, SM Sohail University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Wajiha Iffat,

Roles Data curation, Software

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutics, Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Sindh-Pakistan
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Rabia Ismail Yousuf,

Roles Resources

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Sindh-Pakistan
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Rafia Usman,

Roles Formal analysis, Validation

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Shahana Wahid,

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Iqbal Azhar

Roles Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Development of nanoemulsion formulation loaded with Enteromorpha intestinalis extract: Characterization and evaluation for topical use

Shumaila Qadir,
Shahlla Imam,
Syed Abid Ali,
Fatima Ramzan Ali,
Wajiha Iffat,
Rabia Ismail Yousuf,
Rafia Usman,
Shahana Wahid,
Iqbal Azhar

Published: March 6, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343626

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