Curcumin Encapsulated in Crosslinked Cyclodextrin Nanoparticles Enables Immediate Inhibition of Cell Growth and Efficient Killing of Cancer Cells

The efficiency of anti-cancer drugs is commonly determined by endpoint assays after extended incubation times, often after days. Here we demonstrate that curcumin encapsulated in crosslinked cyclodextrin nanoparticles (CD-NP) acts extremely rapidly on cell metabolism resulting in an immediate and co...

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Main Authors: Karin Möller, Beth Macaulay, Thomas Bein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/2/489