Background An essential oil derived from the evergreen plant Thymus vulgaris acts as an
antifungal agent with strong antimicrobial activity, but it has low water solubility. The current
study therefore aimed to enhance the solubility of thyme essential oil by formulating it into a
nanoemulsion and investigating its effectiveness on a broad range of fungi. Method The
identification of the compositions of essential oils was performed using GC–MS. Thyme
essential oil nanoemulsion (TV EO-NE) was prepared by using a high-pressure …