An Assessment of Curcumin, Curcumin Spanlastics Nanoparticles, and Curcumin Nanocrystals as Possible Drug Delivery Systems with Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Antitumor Activities

    April 2026 in “ BMC Biotechnology ”
    Jawza A. Almutairi, Thanaa A. El-Masry, Maisra M. El-Bouseary … Maysa M. F. El-Nagar
    Studysummary This study found that curcumin spanlastics demonstrated greater antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line compared to curcumin alone or curcumin nanocrystals, also affecting several cancer-related protein markers and showing enhanced solubility and activity.
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