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ArticleRSC advances2025

Microfluidic synthesis of stable and uniform curcumin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles with high encapsulation efficiency.

Seon Tae Kim, Hee Moon Lee, Jae Hwan Jung, Jun-Won Kook

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Article in RSC advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Seon Tae KimIntergrative Drug Delivery & Diagnosis Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Dankook University 119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si Cheonan Chungcheongnam-do 31116 Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5458-5230
Hee Moon LeeIntergrative Drug Delivery & Diagnosis Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Dankook University 119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si Cheonan Chungcheongnam-do 31116 Republic of Korea.
Jae Hwan JungIntergrative Drug Delivery & Diagnosis Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Dankook University 119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si Cheonan Chungcheongnam-do 31116 Republic of Korea.
Jun-Won KookAjou Energy Science Research Center, Ajou University 206 Worldcup-ro Youngtong-gu Suwon 16499 Republic of Korea kukjw83@ajou.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4415-3514

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLNs) are a suitable method for encapsulating poorly soluble curcumin by dispersing the drug in solid lipids. However, the commonly used bulk method has disadvantages such as low reproducibility and encapsulation efficiency. To overcome these issues, we used a microfluidic machine to achieve more uniform mixing, resulting in an encapsulation efficiency of over 60%. The synthesized SLNs released over approximately six days and demonstrated colloidal stability for two weeks without aggregation. To synthesize the SLNs, we equipped the microfluidic machine with a temperature controller, which enabled the large-scale production of more reproducible and stable SLNs compared to those synthesized using the existing microfluidic machines.

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PMID40190638
PMCPMC11969677

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