Development and Evaluation of Curcumin Liquid Crystal Systems for Cervical Cancer

• Main Authors: Sheba R David (Author), Nurul Akmar Binti Anwar (Author), Koh Rhun Yian (Author), Chun-Wai Mai (Author), Sanjoy Kumar Das (Author), Rajan Rajabalaya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Curcumin is a hydrophobic compound with good anti-proliferative, anti-oxidative, and anti-cancer properties but has poor bioavailability. Liquid crystals (LC) can accommodate both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs. The aim of this study was to formulate and evaluate a novel vaginal drug delivery sys...