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Nanoincorporation of curcumin in polymer-glycerosomes and evaluation of their in vitro–in vivo suitability as pulmonary delivery systems

María Letizia Manca, José‐Esteban Peris, Virginia Melis, Donatella Valenti, Maria Cristina Cardia, Donatella Lattuada, Elvira Escribano‐Ferrer, Anna Maria Fadda, Maria Manconi

RSC Advances · 2015 · 68 citations · 37 references

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This work was aimed at deliver curcumin to lungs by its incorporation into innovative vesicles glycerosomes and polymer-glycerosomes, the latter obtained combining glycerosomes with two polymers: sodium hyaluronate and trimethyl chitosan.

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