[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial potential of curcumin: therapeutic potential and challenges to clinical applications

Y Hussain, W Alam, H Ullah, M Dacrema, M Daglia… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Curcumin is a bioactive compound that is extracted from Curcuma longa and that is known
for its antimicrobial properties. Curcuminoids are the main constituents of curcumin that …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advance in bioactive hydrogels for repairing spinal cord injury: material design, biofunctional regulation, and applications

Z Sun, D Zhu, H Zhao, J Liu, P He, X Luan, H Hu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Functional hydrogels show potential application in repairing spinal cord injury (SCI) due to
their unique chemical, physical, and biological properties and functions. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress of polyphenols in nanoformulations for antibacterial application

C Liu, S Dong, X Wang, H Xu, X Yang, S Wu, X Jiang… - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
Infectious disease is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide, especially in low-income
countries. The extensive use of antibiotics has led to an increase in antibiotic resistance …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and biological activity evaluations of green ZnO-decorated acid-activated bentonite-mediated curcumin extract (ZnO@ CU/BE) as antioxidant and …

HA Rudayni, MH Shemy, M Aladwani… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Green ZnO-decorated acid-activated bentonite-mediated curcumin extract (ZnO@ CU/BE)
was prepared as a multifunctional antioxidant and antidiabetic agent based on the extract of …

Fabrication, in-vitro digestion and pH-responsive release behavior of soy protein isolate glycation conjugates-based hydrogels

F Liu, S Zhang, K Chen, Y Zhang - Food Research International, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogel made by glycated soy protein isolate (SPI) conjugates is a promising
gastrointestinal targeted delivery system for bioactives. In this study, SPI conjugates were …

Preparation of carboxymethylcellulose/ZnO/chitosan composite hydrogel microbeads and its drug release behaviour

Y Li, XE Luo, MJ Tan, FH Yue, RY Yao, XA Zeng… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel carboxymethylcellulose/ZnO/chitosan (CMC/ZnO/Cs) hydrogel
microbeads loaded with crosslinked porous starch/curcumin (CPS/Cur) were designed and …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun core–sheath nanofibers with variable shell thickness for modifying curcumin release to achieve a better antibacterial performance

Y Liu, X Chen, Y Gao, Y Liu, D Yu, P Liu - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The inefficient use of water-insoluble drugs is a major challenge in drug delivery systems.
Core–sheath fibers with various shell thicknesses based on cellulose acetate (CA) were …

Encapsulation and sustained release of curcumin by hawthorn pectin and Tenebrio Molitor protein composite hydrogel

K Bu, D Huang, D Li, C Zhu - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of pH value, mixing ratio and the Ca 2+ concentration on the
complex gelation of hawthorn pectin (HP) and Tenebrio Molitor protein (TMP) were …

Curcumin nanoemulsions inhibit oral squamous cell carcinoma cell proliferation by PI3K/Akt/mTOR suppression and miR‐199a upregulation: A preliminary study

W Liu, J Wang, C Zhang, Z Bao, L Wu - Oral Diseases, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Accumulating evidence indicates that curcumin (CUR) has anticancer
properties in various cancers including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), but CUR is …

[HTML][HTML] Binary hydrogels: Induction methods and recent application progress as food matrices for bioactive compounds delivery—A bibliometric review

A Hilal, A Florowska, M Wroniak - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Food hydrogels are biopolymeric materials made from food-grade biopolymers with gelling
properties (proteins and polysaccharides) and a 3D network capable of incorporating large …