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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Synthesis and Characterization of Alginate Gel Beads with Embedded Zeolite Structures as Carriers of Hydrophobic Curcumin.

Gianluca Ciarleglio, Federica Cinti, Elisa Toto, Maria Gabriella Santonicola

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gianluca CiarleglioDepartment of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Castro Laurenziano 7, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1029-8766
Federica CintiDepartment of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Castro Laurenziano 7, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Elisa TotoDepartment of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Castro Laurenziano 7, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8394-328X
Maria Gabriella SantonicolaDepartment of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Castro Laurenziano 7, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2736-8580
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

Italian Ministry of University and Research Rita Levi Montalcini grantSapienza University of Rome RM12117A8B3B9A9E
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alginate-based beads containing a porous zeolite filler were developed as carriers of bioactive compounds with a hydrophobic nature, such as curcumin (Cur). Curcumin, a natural pigment extracted from the turmeric (Curcuma longa) plant, exhibits antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticarcinogenic, and antiviral properties. To enhance the bioavailability of the drug, curcumin needs to be encapsulated in a suitable carrier that improves its dispersibility and solubility. Commercial A-type zeolites (Z5A) were used as curcumin-binding agents and they were immobilized within the alginate gel beads by cross-linking in calcium chloride solution during an extrusion dripping process. The process parameters (alginate and CaCl

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alginate beadschitosan coatingcurcumindrug delivery

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PMID37754395
PMCPMC10529665
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