Starch is a naturally occurring storage copolymer with unique physicochemical properties.
There are, however, some key structural properties of starch that can be modified in order to …

Advances in polymer science have led to the development of novel drug delivery systems.
Some polymers are obtained from natural resources and then chemically modified for …

Conventional drug administrations are associated with low bioavailability, high cost, more
side effects, uncontrolled release profile, and patient noncompliance. Therefore, the …

Light processable hydrogels were successfully fabricated by utilizing maize starch as raw
material. To render light processability, starch was gelatinized and methacrylated by simple …

A novel bio nanocomposite of Carboxymethyl Starch (CMS)-Chitosan (CS)-Montmorillonite
(MMT) was developed for Curcumin delivery. To improve Curcumin entrapment into Cs-CMS …

A novel polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) of carboxymethyl starch (CMS) and chitosan was
prepared, characterized and tested in vitro as a carrier for oral drug delivery. This PEC …

In recent years, polysaccharides, including starch and its derivatives, have been widely used
in the pharmaceutical industry, including as diluents, fillers, binders, disintegrants and …

The present research evaluated the effects of starch and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)
incorporation with bacterial nanocellulose-pectin bionanocomposite (BNC-pec) on the …

For drugs expected to act locally in the colon, and for successful treatment, a delivery device
is necessary, in order to limit the systemic absorption which decreases effectiveness and …

Characteristics of native starch have limited its application in solid dosage forms as a
sustained release agent. There is a growing interest in improving starch functionality for …