Design and In Vitro Evaluation of a New Nano-Microparticulate System for Enhanced Aqueous-Phase Solubility of Curcumin
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Photographs showing (a) (i) curcumin suspended in distilled water and (ii) aqueous suspension of curcumin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles, and microscopic images showing the effect of composition on the general shape of the developed curcumin-loaded hydrogel microparticles; (b) microparticles based on alginate alone and (c) microparticles composed of (50 : 50) alginate and carrageenan.