Figure 5.
Effect of released curcumin from 0.5 wt%, 1 wt% and 2 wt% MAX8 gels prepared with 0 mM, 2mM and 4 mM curcumin on DAOY cells. Cell rounding and detachment as indicator of cell death where found only in the presence of curcumin-encapsulated hydrogels but not with curcumin-free control gels. Scale bar represents 200 μm. (Adapted from © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. with permission.[73])