Background Curcumin has been widely acknowledged for its health-promoting effects.
However, its application is often limited by its poor water solubility and biochemical/structural …

During the past few decades, supercritical fluid (SCF) has emerged as an effective
alternative for many traditional pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. Operating active …

Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-based functional films were prepared by incorporating
curcumin (0.5 and 1.0 wt% based on CMC), ZnO (1 wt% based on CMC). The FE-SEM …

A pH-sensitive nanocomposite based on halloysite nanotubes (HNT) coated with polyacrylic
acid (PAA)/carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) hydrogel was synthesized for controlled delivery …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the release kinetics and antibacterial activities
of curcumin (CUR) loaded in zein (zein-CUR) electrospun fibers towards Escherichia coli (E …

In this work, sequential electrospinning was utilized to fabricate a multilayer film with
ethylcellulose nanofibers as the outer layer and curcumin-loaded gelatin nanofibers as the …

Silk is a natural polymer with unique physicochemical and mechanical properties which
makes it a desirable biomaterial for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. Silk fibroin …

High pressure technologies involving sub and supercritical fluids offer the possibility to
obtain new products with special characteristics or to design new processes which are …

Curcumin, extracted from the rhizome of Curcuma longa, has been widely used in medicine
for centuries due to its anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-oxidant and anti-microbial effects …

Over the past few decades, Bombyx mori silk fibroin has become a ubiquitous material for
applications ranging from biomedical devices to optics, electronics, and sensing, while also …