Microparticles vs. Macroparticles as Curcumin Delivery Vehicles: Structural Studies and Cytotoxic Effect in Human Adenocarcinoma Cell Line (LoVo)
This study aimed to characterize the hydrogel micro- and macro-particles designed to deliver curcumin to human colon cancer cells (LoVo). Six series of vehicles based on sodium alginate (micro- and macro-particles, uncoated, coated with chitosan or gelatin) were synthesized. The uncoated micropartic...
Main Authors: | Joanna Wezgowiec, Marta Tsirigotis-Maniecka, Jolanta Saczko, Mieszko Wieckiewicz, Kazimiera A. Wilk |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-10-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/19/6056 |
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