FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF TURMERIC EXTRACT-LOADED LIPOSOMES

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B KUSUMA PRAVALLIKA, P.MANICHANDRIKA, MARIYA FATIMA, HAFSAH TASNEEM, HEEBA SADAF, AYESHA SULTANA, G.HARIKA

This study aimed to investigate the in vitro skin permeation of curcumin by using liposomes as the transdermal drug-delivery system. Soybean phospholipids (SPC) and cholesterol were selected for the preparation of different kinds of phospholipids composed of curcumin-loaded liposomes. Liposomes have been loaded by Turmeric extract as a model drug using thin film hydration technique for targeted delivery of this drug. Turmeric extract containing liposomes with an encapsulation efficiency of 89.67 % were prepared, and the in vitro release of Turmeric extract from the liposomes. In conclusion, the formulation was optimized, the prepared liposomes had a high Turmeric extract encapsulation rate and good reproducibility, and there in vitro release had a certain delayed-release effect.

Turmeric extract, Cholesterol, Phosphotidyl choline, FTIR studies, thin film hydration technique, In vitro drug release studies.