[HTML][HTML] Curcumin as a photosensitizer: From molecular structure to recent advances in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

LD Dias, KC Blanco, IS Mfouo-Tynga, NM Inada… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays multi-drug resistant microorganisms is a serious public health problem
worldwide. To overcome it, new antimicrobial strategies have been developed. Among them …

Curcumin-A bio-based precursor for smart and active food packaging systems: A review

H Tambawala, S Batra, Y Shirapure… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2022 - Springer
The current scenario of global trends impacts the way in which food is consumed and
packed, meaning that change is inevitable and just around the horizon in terms of making …

The stability, sustained release and cellular antioxidant activity of curcumin nanoliposomes

X Chen, LQ Zou, J Niu, W Liu, SF Peng, CM Liu - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Curcumin is a multifunctional and natural agent considered to be pharmacologically safe.
However, its application in the food and medical industry is greatly limited by its poor water …

Fabrication of ovalbumin/κ-carrageenan complex nanoparticles as a novel carrier for curcumin delivery

H Xie, C Xiang, Y Li, L Wang, Y Zhang, Z Song, X Ma… - Food …, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural biopolymers are biocompatible and biodegradable, and have been a focus on the
research of biologically active carrier materials. In this manuscript, the nanoparticles of …

Enhancing the bioaccessibility of hydrophobic bioactive agents using mixed colloidal dispersions: Curcumin-loaded zein nanoparticles plus digestible lipid …

L Zou, B Zheng, R Zhang, Z Zhang, W Liu, C Liu… - Food Research …, 2016 - Elsevier
The potential of mixed colloidal dispersions for increasing the bioaccessibility of a
hydrophobic bioactive agent (curcumin) was examined. Curcumin was encapsulated within …

Encapsulation of curcumin in polysaccharide-based hydrogel beads: Impact of bead type on lipid digestion and curcumin bioaccessibility

Z Zhang, R Zhang, L Zou, L Chen, Y Ahmed… - Food …, 2016 - Elsevier
Curcumin was incorporated into three different delivery systems: free lipid droplets; lipid-
loaded alginate beads; and, lipid-loaded carrageenan beads. Hydrogel beads were …

Enhancing nutraceutical bioavailability using excipient emulsions: Influence of lipid droplet size on solubility and bioaccessibility of powdered curcumin

L Zou, B Zheng, W Liu, C Liu, H Xiao… - Journal of functional …, 2015 - Elsevier
The influence of lipid droplet size of excipient emulsions on the solubility and
bioaccessibility of powdered curcumin was investigated. Corn oil-in-water emulsions with …

Design and characterization of spray-dried proliposomes for the pulmonary delivery of curcumin

IM Adel, MF ElMeligy, MEA Abdelrahim… - International journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The goal was to directly deliver curcumin, a natural polyphenolic anticancer and
anti-inflammatory compound, to the lung tissues with minimal systemic exposure through the …

Bright carbon dots as fluorescence sensing agents for bacteria and curcumin

MMF Baig, YC Chen - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2017 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (C-dots) are fluorescent nanomaterials that possess good photostability and
low toxicity. They have been used as sensing probes and bioimaging agents for a variety of …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and simulated investigations of the performance of the solar greenhouse dryer for drying cassumunar ginger (Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.)

P Nimnuan, S Nabnean - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents experimental performance of the greenhouse solar dryer for drying of
cassumunar ginger (Plai). The dryer consists of a parabolic roof structure covered with …