Feuangthit Niyamissara SorasitthiyanukarnChawanphat MuangnoiPornchai RojsitthisakPranee RojsitthisakChulalongkorn UniversityMahidol University2020-12-282020-12-282020-01-01Carbohydrate Polymers. (2020)014486172-s2.0-85097399406https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/60436© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Curcumin diethyl disuccinate (CDD) is an ester prodrug of curcumin that has better chemical stability in phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) and anticancer activities against MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells and Caco-2 cells than curcumin. However, a major drawback of CDD is its poor water solubility and low bioavailability in the gastrointestinal tract. To overcome these problems, a nanoformulation was developed using chitosan/alginate nanoparticles (CANPs) under the optimal condition as previously derived by statistical optimization. The CDD-loaded CANPs (CDD-CANPs) were found to exhibit good stability after exposure to simulated digestive fluids and ultraviolet light, and a sustained-release profile of CDD in the simulated digestive and body fluids. The in vitro release pattern fitted well to the Peppas-Sahlin model, indicating that the release of CDD was mainly governed by diffusion. Compared to free CDD, the CDD-CANPs showed better stability, bioaccessibility, bioavailability, cellular uptake, and cytotoxicity against HepG2 cells.Mahidol UniversityChemistryMaterials ScienceArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117426