Research Article

Preparation and Characterization of Starch Nanoparticles for Controlled Release of Curcumin

Figure 1

Photographic images of (a) free curcumin which were poorly soluble in aqueous media and macroscopic flakes can be seen floating in the bottle, and (b) curcumin loaded starch nanoparticles were fully dispersible in aqueous media.
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