Solubility enhancement and delivery systems of curcumin a herbal medicine: A review

Current Drug Delivery

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 792-804

  Hani, Umme ^a   Shivakumar, H G ^a  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Curcumin; Nanoparticles; Nanosuspensions; Nanotechnology; Solubility enhancement

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; LIPOSOME; MICROSPHERE; NANOCARRIER; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOPARTICLE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DISPERSION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIPOSOMAL DELIVERY; MICELLE; MICROEMULSION; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NANOEMULSION; NANOPHARMACEUTICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID DISPERSION; THIN FILM HYDRATION METHOD; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DESIGN; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; SOLUBILITY;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CURCUMIN; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG DESIGN; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84926367839     PISSN: 15672018     EISSN: 18755704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1567201811666140825130003     Document Type: Article

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