Bioavailability and delivery of nutraceuticals using nanotechnology

Q Huang, H Yu, Q Ru - Journal of food science, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Nanotechnology is an enable technology that has the potential to revolutionize agriculture
and food systems. Driven by increasing consumer demand for healthy food products …

Conundrum and therapeutic potential of curcumin in drug delivery

A Kumar, A Ahuja, J Ali… - Critical Reviews™ in …, 2010 - dl.begellhouse.com
Turmeric, the source of the polyphenolic active compound curcumin (diferuloylmethane),
has been used extensively in traditional medicine since ancient times as a household …

Synthesis and characterisation of zein–curcumin colloidal particles

A Patel, Y Hu, JK Tiwari, KP Velikov - Soft Matter, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Zein–curcumin composite colloidal particles were synthesized using an antisolvent
precipitation method. The average particle size could be controlled down to 100–150 nm …

The in vitro stability and in vivo pharmacokinetics of curcumin prepared as an aqueous nanoparticulate formulation

C Mohanty, SK Sahoo - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
Curcumin, the natural anticancer drug and its optimum potential is limited due to lack of
solubility in aqueous solvent, degradation at alkaline pH and poor tissue absorption. In order …

Enhanced in vitro anti-cancer activity of curcumin encapsulated in hydrophobically modified starch

H Yu, Q Huang - Food Chemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
Curcumin is a natural polyphenolic compound with anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, and
anti-cancer properties. However, these benefits of curcumin suffer from its extremely low …

Curcumin-encapsulated MePEG/PCL diblock copolymeric micelles: a novel controlled delivery vehicle for cancer therapy

C Mohanty, S Acharya, AK Mohanty, F Dilnawaz… - …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To develop a suitable formulation of curcumin-encapsulated methoxy poly (ethylene
glycol)(MePEG)/poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) diblock copolymeric micelle by varying the …

Minocycline block copolymer micelles and their anti‐inflammatory effects on microglia

GM Soliman, AO Choi, D Maysinger… - Macromolecular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
MH, a semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic with promising neuroprotective properties, was
encapsulated into PIC micelles of CMD‐PEG as a potential new formulation of MH for the …

β—lactam functionalized poly (isoprene-b-ethylene oxide) amphiphilic block copolymer micelles as a new nanocarrier system for curcumin

K Gardikis, K Dimas, A Georgopoulos… - Current …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Curcumin is a natural compound with biological activities and potent anticancer effects that
has the drawback of poor water solubility which leads to low bioavailability. In this work …

Polysaccharide-based Polyion Complex Micelles as New Delivery Systems for Hydrophilic Cationic Drugs

GM Soliman - 2010 - papyrus.bib.umontreal.ca
Polyion complex (PIC) micelles have emerged as promising delivery systems of ionic
hydrophilic drugs. It was the aim of this study to develop dextran-based PIC micelles for the …

[PDF][PDF] A hydrophobic peptide fraction that enhances the water dispersibility of

R Yamashita, T Oshima, Y Baba - J Food Sci, 2010 - cyberleninka.org
The present study describes the complexation between curcumin (Cur) and a peptide
mixture (Pep). Pep was prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis of casein and used as an …