Table 1.

Chemical characteristics of different Cur-loaded micelles

Sample	Size (nm)	PDI	DLC (%)	DLE (%)
NCM-Cur	103±3.2	0.35±0.33	8.25	82.5
CCM-Cur	100±2.6	0.42±0.30	8.35	83.5
FA-CCM-Cur	108±3.5	0.46±0.42	8.31	83.1

Note: Results are expressed as mean ± SD (n=3).

Abbreviations: PDI, polydispersity index; DLC, drug loading content; DLE, drug loading efficiency; NCM, noncross-linked micelle; Cur, curcumin; CCM, core cross-linked micelle; FA, folic acid.