Postolovic, Katarina S., Antonijevic, Milan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5847-7886, Ljuljic, Biljana, Miletic Kovacevic, Marina, Gazdic Jankovic, Marina and Stanic, Zorka D. (2022) pH-Responsive Hydrogel Beads Based on Alginate, k-Carrageenan and Poloxamer for enhanced curcumin, natural bioactive compound, encapsulation and controlled release efficiency. Molecules, 27 (13):4045. ISSN 1420-3049 (Online) (doi:10.3390/molecules27134045)

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Abstract

Polyphenolic compounds are used for treating various diseases due to their antioxidant and anticancer properties. However, utilization of hydrophobic compounds is limited due to their low bioavailability. In order to achieve a greater application of hydrophobic bioactive compounds, hydrogel beads based on biopolymers can be used as carriers for their enhanced incorporation and controlled delivery. In this study, beads based on the biopolymers-k-carrageenan, sodium alginate and poloxamer 407 were prepared for encapsulation of curcumin. The prepared beads were characterized using IR, SEM, TGA and DSC. The curcumin encapsulation efficiency in the developed beads was 95.74 +/- 2.24%. The release kinetics of the curcumin was monitored in systems that simulate the oral delivery (pH 1.2 and 7.4) of curcumin. The drug release profiles of the prepared beads with curcumin indicated that the curcumin release was significantly increased compared with the dissolution of curcumin itself. The cumulative release of curcumin from the beads was achieved within 24 h, with a final release rate of 12.07% (gastric fluid) as well as 81.93% (intestinal fluid). Both the in vitro and in vivo studies showed that new hydrogel beads based on carbohydrates and poloxamer improved curcumin’s bioavailability, and they can be used as powerful carriers for the oral delivery of different hydrophobic nutraceuticals.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymeric Systems Loaded with Natural Bioactive Compounds.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	curcumin; hydrogel beads; alginate; k-carrageenan; poloxamer; controlled release; oral delivery
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Science (SCI)
Last Modified:	24 Jun 2022 08:42
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/36761

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