A critical review of the properties and analytical methods for the determination of curcumin in biological and pharmaceutical matrices

R Carolina Alves, R Perosa Fernandes… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Curcumin, a natural compound extracted from turmeric (Curcuma longa), has been
extensively studied because of its various pharmacological properties, such as anti …

Bottom-up strategies for the synthesis of peptide-based polymers

J Martin, A Desfoux, J Martinez, M Amblard… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thanks to their wide range of biological activities, peptides have been extensively used to
afford designed materials with tailored properties. Peptides can be associated to polymers …

Preparation of nano-composites based on curcumin/chitosan-PVA-alginate to improve stability, antioxidant, antibacterial and anticancer activity of curcumin

A Rezagholizade-shirvan, MF Najafi, H Behmadi… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Curcumin (Cur) has been extensively used as an alternative therapeutic agent for various
diseases, including cancer, because of its anti-cancer and antioxidant properties. In this …

Drug induced micellization into ultra-high capacity and stable curcumin nanoformulations: Physico-chemical characterization and evaluation in 2D and 3D in vitro …

MM Lübtow, LC Nelke, J Seifert, J Kühnemundt… - Journal of Controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
Curcumin (CUR) is a natural extract from the plant Curcuma longa and part of turmeric, a
spice and herbal remedy in traditional medicine. Thousands of papers claim a plethora of …

Preparation of Terbinafin-Encapsulated Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Antifungal Carbopol® Hydrogel with Improved Efficacy: In Vitro, Ex Vivo and In Vivo …

NR Rarokar, SS Menghani, DR Kerzare, PB Khedekar… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present research was aimed to develop a terbinafin hydrochloride (TH)-encapsulated
solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) hydrogel for improved antifungal efficacy. TH-loaded SLNs …

Blood-compatible, stable micelles of sodium alginate–curcumin bioconjugate for anti-cancer applications

D Lachowicz, A Karabasz, M Bzowska… - European Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
The bioconjugate of alginate and curcumin (AA-CUR) was synthesized in a simple, one-step
process and used to prepare the stable calcium cross-linked spherical micelles serving as a …

Microfluidic processing approach to controlling drug delivery properties of curcumin-loaded block copolymer nanoparticles

R Chen, JE Wulff, MG Moffitt - Molecular pharmaceutics, 2018 - ACS Publications
We apply gas–liquid microfluidic reactors containing flow-variable, high-shear “hot spots” to
produce curcumin-loaded polymer nanoparticles (CUR-PNPs) comprised of poly …

Analysis of toxicity and anticancer activity of micelles of sodium alginate-curcumin

A Karabasz, D Lachowicz, A Karewicz… - International Journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Curcumin is a natural polyphenol with anti-inflammatory, chemopreventive and
anticancer activity. However, its high hydrophobicity and poor bioavailability limit its medical …

Antibacterial Host–guest intercalated LDH-adorned polyurethane for accelerated dermal wound healing

A Mohammadi, H Abdolvand… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Curcumin has a limited clinical application because of its extremely poor accessibility. In the
present study, improved curcumin bioavailability within a castor oil polyurethane/layered …

The self‐assembled zein hydrolysate–curcumin nanocomplex: improvement on the stability and sustainable release of curcumin

L Lei, X Liang, C Su, A Nag, X Yang… - Journal of the Science …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The bioavailability of curcumin (Cur) is generally limited by its poor stability.
However, it is beneficial to improve the stability of Cur by using self‐assembled zein …