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. 2021 Sep 22;14(10):946. doi: 10.3390/ph14100946

Table 1.

Liposomal formulations that have been created for polyphenol-related biological research.

Polyphenol Production
Method
% (w/w)
Polyphenol/
Lipids
Encapsulation Efficiency Biological Effects Ref.
Curcumin Lyophilization
(Freeze-drying)
 
Evaporation
method with some modification
 
Thin-film hydration
 
Ethanol injection
10–25
 
 
 
15
 
 
 
 
N/S
 
 
 
N/S
45% ± 0.2%
 
 
 
73.7% ± 1.6%
 
 
 
 
87.8% ± 4.3%
 
 
 
46.6% ± 1.0%
In vivo: antiangiogenic activity and tumor growth inhibition
 
Enhanced stability
 
 
 
 
Slower release and better accumulation
 
 
More stable during storage
[46,47]
 
 
[48]
 
 
 
 
[49]
 
 
 
[50]
Resveratrol Lyophilization
(Freeze-drying)
 
Thin-film hydration
 
Film hydration
20
 

 
10
 
 
 
N/S
N/S
 

 
>90%
 
 
 
78.14% ± 8.04%
Prostate cancer incidence was minimized, and bioavailability was enhanced
 
The toxicity of free resveratrol was considerably lowered
 
Enhanced delivery
 
[51]
 

 
[52]
 

 
[53]
Quercetin Film hydration and lyophilization procedure
 
Film hydration and sonication
 
Emulsification/evaporation
30
 

 

 
N/S
 

10
N/S
 

 
 
 
87.1% ± 2.7%
 
 
69.42–85.72%
Enhanced solubility, bioavailability, and antitumor activity in vivo
 

 
Maintained higher plasma quercetin concentrations
 
Inhibited growth of glioma cancer cells
[24]
 

 
 
 
[54]
 
 
[55]
Silymarin Film hydration
 
Reverse evaporation technique
 
Supercritical fluid technology
20
 
10
 
 
 
N/S
92.56% ± 0.93%
 
69.22% ± 0.6%
 

 
91.4%
Better oral bioavailability
 
Higher bioavailability
 
 
 
Enhanced oral bioavailability
[56]
 
[57]
 
 
 
[58]
Dehydro-
silymarin
Film hydration and freeze-drying 25 81.59% ± 0.24% Better oral bioavailability [59]
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) Film hydration and sonication/extrusion
 
Film hydration
 
Reverse-phase evaporation method
20
 

 
 
10
 

N/S
84.6% ± 3.8%
 
 
 

80% ± 3%
 
 
85.79% ± 1.65%
Protection against deterioration
Even at lower doses, there was an increase in carcinoma cell death
Enhanced targeted delivery and controlled release
 
Modulated the proliferation of tumor cells
[60]
 

 
 
[61]
 

[62]
Fisetin Film hydration and extrusion
 
Probe sonication
18
 

7–15
58%
 

N/S
Enhanced bioavailability and antitumor activity
 
Better antiangiogenic and anticancer activities
[23]
 

[63]
Honokiol Film hydration and sonication
 
 
Film
hydration
20
 

 
N/S
95.43% ± 2.76%
 
 
 
90.1% ± 2.3%
Strong anticancer effect on breast cancer
Enhanced cytotoxicity and cellular uptake
Enhanced bioavailability and promoted accumulation in tumor
[64]
 

 
[65]
Anthocyanins Film hydration
 
Hydration and ultrasound combined
 
Improved supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2)
N/S
 
4.5–9
 
 
 
 
20

 
43%
 
 
 
 
50.6%
Enhanced antioxidant activity
Enhanced chemical stability and bioavailability
 
 
 
Enhanced stability and bioavailability
[66]
[67]
 
 
 
 
 
[68]