Curcumin delivered through bovine serum albumin/polysaccharides multilayered microcapsules

• Published in: Journal of biomaterials applications Vol. 30; no. 6; p. 857
• Main Authors: Paşcalău, V, Soritau, O, Popa, F, Pavel, C, Coman, V, Perhaita, I, Borodi, G, Dirzu, N, Tabaran, F, Popa, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Adsorption; Antineoplastic Agents - administration & dosage; Antineoplastic Agents - chemistry; Capsules - administration & dosage; Capsules - chemical synthesis; Cell Survival - drug effects; Curcumin - administration & dosage; Curcumin - chemistry; Diffusion; HeLa Cells; Humans; Hydrogels - chemistry; Polysaccharides - chemistry; Serum Albumin, Bovine - chemistry; Microcapsules; BSA; chitosan; hydrogel; k-carrageenan; curcumin

The aim of the paper is to obtain and characterize k-carrageenan-chitosan dual hydrogel multilayers shell BSA gel microcapsules, as a carrier for curcumin, and as a possible antitumoral agent in biological studies. We used the CaCO3 template to synthesize non-toxic CaCO3/BSA particles as microtempla...