Kiwi4Health

16/05/2024

Congratulations to us! 💪🏻

Congratulations to all the scientists!

11/05/2024

Our last paper, recently accepted, achieved the main goal of KIWI4HEALTH: A buccal film with kiwiberry extract to prevent/treat oral mucositis 👇
It was an amazing journey! 🫶

10/05/2024

Check the last potentialities of kiwiberry as source of bioactive compounds to fight glioblastoma! 👇

09/05/2024

We produced polymeric particles of A. arguta leaves extract by spray-drying to improve the oral mucositis condition. ✌️

Actinidia arguta leaves have gained notoriety over the past years due to their rich bioactive composition with human pro-healthy effects, particularly in relation to antioxidants. Nevertheless, antioxidants are well known for their chemical instability, making it necessary to develop suitable delive...

08/05/2024

We developed and optimized a topical formulation with A. arguta leaves extract and evaluated its in vivo safety and moisture efficacy in human healthy volunteers. Amazing results!👌

07/05/2024

On the next step we optimized the extraction conditions of antioxidant/antiradical compounds from kiwiberry using tha mathematical model! 👇

06/05/2024

We attested by in vitro and in vivo assays that the hydroalcoholic kiwiberry leaves extract is an excellent cosmetic ingredient 👇

02/05/2024

What type of natural products may we use to prevent/treat oral mucositis? Take a look here 👇:

Cancer, a major world public health problem, is associated with chemotherapy treatments whose administration leads to secondary concerns, such as oral mucositis (OM). The OM disorder is characterized by the presence of ulcers in the oral mucosa that cause pain, bleeding, and difficulty in ingesting....

01/05/2024

In the following step, we optimized the extraction by ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) of antioxidants polyphenols from Actinidia arguta leaves using a mathematical model! Check here 👇:

This study aims to evaluate the optimal ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) conditions of antioxidants polyphenols from Actinidia arguta (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. Ex Miq. (kiwiberry) leaves using a response surface methodology (RSM). The effects of solid:liquid ratio (2.5–10.0% w/v), time (20–6...

30/04/2024

Our project was successfully completed on January 2024 and on the next days we will publish all data achieved!

Check our 1st paper of KIWI4HEALTH where we optimized the Subcritical Water Extraction (SWE) temperature (110 °C - 160 °C) of antioxidants and polyphenols from A. arguta leaves 👇

08/03/2024

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Neste Dia Internacional da Mulher, 8 de março, o LAQV-REQUIMTE presta homenagem a todas as mulheres que lutam todos os dias para derrubar as barreiras da desigualdade entre géneros nas carreiras. Parabéns às mulheres cientistas pelo grande contributo para o progresso da ciência nacional!

10/01/2024

Join us tomorrow!