Ranjeet A Bapat, Sumit V Bedia, Aarti S Bedia, Ho Jan Yang, Suyog Dharmadhikari, Anshad Mohamed Abdulla, Tanay V Chaubal, Prachi R Bapat, Shahabe Saquib Abullais, Shadma Wahab, Prashant Kesharwani
Curcumin is a natural herb and polyphenol that is obtained from the medicinal plant Curcuma longa. It's anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-mutagenic, antioxidant and antifungal properties can be leveraged to treat a myriad of oral and systemic diseases. However, natural curcumin has weak solubility, limited bioavailability and undergoes rapid degradation, which severely limits its therapeutic potential. To overcome these drawbacks, nanocurcumin (nCur) formulations have been developed for improved biomaterial delivery and enhanced treatment outcomes...
September 15, 2023: Environmental Research