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The optimised PLA-PCL (90:10) formulation produced uniform, bead-free fibres with an average diameter of 0.11 \u00b5m, as confirmed by Scanning electron microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy analyses indicating strong polymer\u2013phytochemical compatibility. The CA: Cur (1:1) composite exhibited the highest antioxidant activity (87.13 \u00b1 1.01% at 50 mg ml\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ), significantly superior to Cur alone (59.27 \u00b1 1.08%,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.0001), CA extract (80.30 \u00b1 2.01%,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.0001), and CA: Cur (10:1) (79.57 \u00b1 1.40%,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.0001), demonstrating synergistic enhancement, an enhanced swelling ratio (175.2 \u00b1 3.4%), and a biphasic, diffusion-controlled drug release profile with 42.8 \u00b1 2.1% cumulative release after 48 h (\n                    <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    &gt; 0.92,\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.25). Cytotoxicity studies revealed anticancer activity against MCF-7, HT-29, HepG-2, while maintaining higher viability in HEK-293 normal cells. 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