Fabrication of highly stable sonication assisted curcumin nanocrystals by nanoprecipitation method

Drug Invention Today

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-69

  Moorthi, C ^a   Kathiresan, K ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Curcumin; Nanocrystals; Nanoprecipitation; Poloxamer 188; Sodium lauryl sulfate

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; NANOCRYSTAL; POLOXAMER;

ARTICLE; DRUG COATING; GRAVITY; NANOFABRICATION; NANOPRECIPITATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; ULTRASOUND; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84882778985     PISSN: 09757619     EISSN: 09757619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dit.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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