Issue 2, 2014
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RSC Advances

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles enhance the cytotoxicity of curcumin†

Siddharth Jambhrunkar,‡a   Surajit Karmakar,‡a   Amirali Popat,a   Meihua Yua  and  Chengzhong Yu*a  

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a Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
E-mail: c.yu@uq.edu.au
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Abstract

Curcumin encapsulated in mesoporous silica nanoparticles showed improved solubility, in vitro release profile and significantly enhanced cell cytotoxicity compared to the pure drug.

Graphical abstract: Mesoporous silica nanoparticles enhance the cytotoxicity of curcumin

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA44257H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Aug 2013
Accepted
05 Nov 2013
First published
08 Nov 2013

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 709-712

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Mesoporous silica nanoparticles enhance the cytotoxicity of curcumin

S. Jambhrunkar, S. Karmakar, A. Popat, M. Yu and C. Yu, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 709 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA44257H

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