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Nanostructured lipid dispersions for topical administration of crocin, a potent antioxidant from saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

Elisabetta Esposito, Markus Drechsler, Paolo Mariani, Anna Maria Panico, Venera Cardile, Lucia Crascì, Federica Carducci, Adriana Carol Eleonora Graziano, Rita Cortesi, Carmelo Puglia

Materials Science and Engineering C · 2016 · 60 citations · 28 references

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PharmacyPharmaceuticsPharmacologyBioavailabilityDrug DeliveryNanoparticle Drug DeliveryLipid-based Drug Delivery SystemsLipid-based NanoparticlesNanocarriers For TherapeuticsNanomaterials For Drug DeliveryNanoparticle DesignTopical PreparationsAntioxidant PropertiesAntioxidants In LipidsLipid Emulsion FormulationsLipid Nanoparticle CharacterizationLipid Nanoparticle Delivery SystemsLipid-based SolubilizationTopical Medication Administration

References

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Dynamic Light Scattering Measurement of Nanometer Particles in Liquids

R. Pecora · Journal of Nanoparticle Research · 2000 · 601 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Physics +14

Curcumin‐loaded poly(ε‐caprolactone) nanofibres: Diabetic wound dressing with anti‐oxidant and anti‐inflammatory properties

Jonathan G. Merrell, S. McLaughlin, Lu Tie et al. · Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology · 2009 · 427 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +17

Crocin, safranal and picrocrocin from saffron (Crocus sativus L.) inhibit the growth of human cancer cells in vitro

Julio Escribano, Gonzalo L. Alonso, Miguel Coca‐Prados et al. · Cancer Letters · 1996 · 381 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +13

Why cancer and inflammation?

Seth Rakoff-Nahoum · PubMed · 2006 · 332 citations

Medicine, Cancer Biology, Oncology +13

SAFFRON—RENEWED INTEREST IN AN ANCIENT SPICE

Peter Winterhalter, Markus Straubinger · Food Reviews International · 2000 · 325 citations

Agriculture, Botany, Food Science +17