This work studies the feasibility of supercritical technology for the improvement of the loading and release of curcumin in PLGA. We synthetized the poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) support as a solid block, determining the effect of PLGA molar composition in the range (20:80 to 80:20). A curcumin solubility study selected acetone, methanol and ethanol like more convenient solvents. Curcumin impregnation process was studied at atmospheric and high pressure using scCO(2). High-pressure impregnation performances practically doubled bulk results, leading to values up to 86.1% and practically free of solvent in a sponge form. These samples could be commercialized without any further purification step. The release kinetics of the samples constantly delivered more than 90% of curcumin between 9 and 12 days. Compared to other technologies our samples improved significantly the combined loading and release characteristics, indicating that supercritical technology is an interesting alternative for curcumin loading and controlled delivery in medical applications.