Folic Acid-Grafted Chitosan-Alginate Nanocapsules as Effective Targeted Nanocarriers for Delivery of Turmeric Oil for Breast Cancer Therapy

• Main Authors: Htet Htet Moe San (Author), Khent Primo Alcantara (Author), Bryan Paul I. Bulatao (Author), Feuangthit Niyamissara Sorasitthiyanukarn (Author), Nonthaneth Nalinratana (Author), Apichart Suksamrarn (Author), Opa Vajragupta (Author), Pranee Rojsitthisak (Author), Pornchai Rojsitthisak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Folate receptors (FRs) highly expressed in breast cancers can be used as a recognized marker for preventing off-target delivery of chemotherapeutics. In this study, folic acid (FA)-grafted chitosan-alginate nanocapsules (CS-Alg-NCs) loaded with turmeric oil (TO) were developed for breast cancer targ...