From fundamental science to product: A bottom-up approach to sunscreen development

NDN Rodrigues, VG Stavros - Science Progress, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite the pivotal role of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in sustaining life on Earth, overexposure
to this type of radiation can have catastrophic effects, such as skin cancer. Sunscreens, the …

Applications of ultrafast spectroscopy to sunscreen development, from first principles to complex mixtures

EL Holt, VG Stavros - International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Sunscreen formulations have been developed to provide an artificial protective barrier
against the deleterious effects of overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in humans …

Towards symmetry driven and nature inspired UV filter design

MD Horbury, EL Holt, LMM Mouterde… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
In plants, sinapate esters offer crucial protection from the deleterious effects of ultraviolet
radiation exposure. These esters are a promising foundation for designing UV filters …

Unravelling the keto–enol tautomer dependent photochemistry and degradation pathways of the protonated UVA filter avobenzone

JA Berenbeim, NGK Wong, MCR Cockett… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Avobenzone (AB) is a widely used UVA filter known to undergo irreversible
photodegradation. Here, we investigate the detailed pathways by which AB photodegrades …

Towards develo** novel and sustainable molecular light-to-heat converters

TT Abiola, B Rioux, JM Toldo, J Alarcan… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Light-to-heat conversion materials generate great interest due to their widespread
applications, notable exemplars being solar energy harvesting and photoprotection. Another …

Mechanistic aspects of the photophysics of uva filters based on meldrum derivatives

JM Toldo, MT Do Casal, M Barbatti - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Skin photoprotection against UVA radiation is crucial, but it is hindered by the sparsity of
approved commercial UVA filters. Sinapoyl malate (SM) derivatives are promising …

Ultrafast nonadiabatic photoisomerization dynamics mechanism for the UV photoprotection of stilbenoids in grape skin

Y Shi, X Zhao, C Wang, Y Wang… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Natural UV photoprotection plays a vital role in physiological protection. It has been reported
that UVC radiation can make resveratrol (RSV) and piceatannol (PIC) accumulate in grape …

[HTML][HTML] Photoisomerization of ethyl ferulate: A solution phase transient absorption study

MD Horbury, LA Baker, NDN Rodrigues… - Chemical Physics …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethyl ferulate (ethyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamate) is currently used as a
sunscreening agent in commercial sunscreen blends. Recent time-resolved gas-phase …

Map** the intrinsic absorption properties and photodegradation pathways of the protonated and deprotonated forms of the sunscreen oxybenzone

NGK Wong, JA Berenbeim, M Hawkridge… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Sunscreens provide vital protection against the photodamaging effects of UV radiation,
however, many fundamental questions remain about the detailed mechanisms by which …

Substitution effect on the nonradiative decay and trans→ cis photoisomerization route: a guideline to develop efficient cinnamate-based sunscreens

S Kinoshita, Y Harabuchi, Y Inokuchi… - Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cinnamate derivatives are very useful as UV protectors in nature and as sunscreen reagents
in daily life. They convert harmful UV energy to thermal energy through effective …