Research Article

Effect of Lipid Composition on In Vitro Release and Skin Deposition of Curcumin Encapsulated Liposomes

Table 2

Encapsulation efficiencies (EEs) and loading capacities (LCs) of different liposomal formulations. Values are reported as mean ± SD (). Statistically different values are followed by different superscripts and vice versa, in each column.

Liposomal formulationEE (%)LC (%)

NL87.8 ± 4.33.4 ± 0.2
NHL77.8 ± 5.73.0 ± 0.2
PL57.5 ± 1.32.2 ± 0.1
PHL54.5 ± 2.21.9 ± 0.1

NL: negatively charged liposomes; NHL: negatively charged hybrid liposomes: PL: positively charged liposomes; PHL: positively charged hybrid liposomes.