Table 5.

Antimicrobial studies performed with CUR in CDs.

Type of CD	[CUR] Formulation	Microorganism	Type of Culture	Antimicrobial Method	Antimicrobial [CUR]	Light/Ultrasonic Parameters	Reference
PEG-based β-CD or γ-CD	10 µM	E. coli, E. faecalis	Planktonic	aPDT	10 µM	4.8, 29 J/cm2	[133]
HPMC-stabilized hydroxypro pyl-β-CD	7.64 × 10−3 M	E. coli	Planktonic	aPDT	10, 25 µM	5, 14, 28 J/cm2	[134]
methyl-β-CD hyaluronic acid HPMC	7.64 × 10−3 M	E. faecalis, E. coli	Planktonic	aPDT	0.5–25 µM	11, 16, 32 J/cm2	[135]
carboxymethyl-β-CD	20 µM	E. coli	Planktonic	aPDT	0.7 ± 0.1 to 4.1 ± 1.6 nmole cm−2	1050 ± 250 lx	[136]
hydrogel with CUR in hydroxypropyl-β-CD	15.8 mg/mL	S. aureus	Planktonic	Inhibition zone	2% (w/v)	-	[137]
α- and β-CD	1 mol/L	E. coli, S. aureus	Planktonic	MIC, OD 600 nm	0.25 and 0.31 mg/mL	-	[138]
β-CD or γ-CD in CS	0.06 mM	E. coli, S. aureus	Planktonic	MIC, Zone of inhibition	64 and 32 µg/mL	-	[139]
γ-CD	25 mg/L	T. rubrum	Planktonic	MIC, aPDT	N/R	45 J/cm2	[140]
hydroxypropyl-β-CD	1:1	B. subtillis, S. aureus, S. pyrogenes, P. aeruginosa, C. difficile, C. butyricum, L. monocytogenes, E. faecalis, E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. mirabilis, S. typhimurium, E. aerogens, C. kusei, C. albicans	Planktonic	Inhibition zone	25 mg/mL	-	[141]
methyl-β-CD	20 mM	E. coli	Planktonic	MIC, MBC, aPDT	500, 90 µM	9 J/cm2	[142]

[CUR]: CUR concentration. -: not performed. N/R: not reported.