Lipid-Based Nanodelivery Systems of Curcumin: Recent Advances, Approaches, and Applications Publisher Pubmed



Can Karaca A¹ ; Rezaei A^{2, 3} ; Qamar M⁴ ; Assadpour E^{5, 6} ; Esatbeyoglu T⁷ ; Jafari SM^{8, 9}
Source: Food Chemistry Published:2025

Abstract

Despite its many beneficial effects, pharmaceutical applications of curcumin (CUR) are limited due to its chemical instability, low solubility/absorption and weak bioavailability. Recent advances in nanotechnology have enabled the development of CUR-loaded nanodelivery systems to tackle those issues. Within many different nanocarriers developed for CUR up to date, lipid-based nanocarriers (LBNs) are among the most extensively studied systems. LBNs such as nanoemulsions, solid lipid carriers, nanostructured phospholipid/surfactant carriers are shown to be potential delivery systems capable of improving the solubility, bioavailability, and chemical stability of CUR. The particle characteristics, stability, bioavailability, and release properties of CUR-loaded LBNs can be tailored via optimizing the formulation and processing parameters. This paper reviews the most recent studies on the development of various CUR-loaded LBNs. Approaches to the improvement of CUR bioavailability and release characteristics of LBNs are discussed. Furthermore, challenges in the development of CUR-loaded LBNs and their potential applications are presented. © 2024 Elsevier Ltd