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Bioimpacts. 2019;9(1): 37-43. doi: 10.15171/bi.2019.05
PMID: 30788258        PMCID: PMC6378101

Original Research

Preparation and characterization of biocomposite films of carrageenan/locust bean gum/montmorrillonite for transdermal delivery of curcumin

Ramanjot Kaur 1, Ameya Sharma 1, Vivek Puri 1, Inderbir Singh 1 *

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