Modified Starch

Starch is a readily available excipient which finds application in the pharmaceutical industry as binders, diluents and disintegrants. The use of starch is however limited by its poor flow characteristics. Co-processing exploits the desirable attributes of excipients, while masking the undesirable…
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The suitability of pharmaceutical binders for continuous twin-screw wet granulation was investigated as the pharmaceutical industry is undergoing a switch from batch to continuous manufacturing. Binder selection for twin-screw wet granulation should rely on a scientific approach to enable efficient…
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Modified starches are widely employed excipients in tablets compression. The ability of materials to deform under pressure (compressibility) and create strong compacts (compactability) is then important for tablet manufacture. This study aims to evaluate and compare two partially pregelatinized…
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Modified starches are widely employed excipients in tablets compression. The ability of materials to deform under pressure (compressibility) and create strong compacts (compactability) is then important for tablet manufacture. This study aims to evaluate and compare two partially pregelatinized…
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of molecular mobility of water adsorbed by disintegrants on the hydrolytic degradation of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Fourteen different disintegrants were tested. First, powdered disintegrants were stored at conditions of 40…
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This study focuses on the effect of co-processing on physicochemical and drug release properties of starch mixtures. Different mixtures of native maize and potato starch were pregelatinized for different time intervals. The pregelatinized starch mixture was observed to have higher amylose content…
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Compaction simulators are frequently used in the formulation and process development of tablets, bringing about the advantages of flexibility, low material consumption, and high instrumentation to generate the most possible process understanding. However, their capability of resembling general…
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The presence of different excipient types/brands in solid oral dosage forms may affect product performance and drug bioavailability. Understanding the biopharmaceutical implications of superdisintegrant variability (changes in material properties), variation (changes in excipient amount) and…
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From a patient-centric perspective, oromucosal drug delivery is highly attractive due to the ease of administration without the need of swallowing, and improved patient safety. The aim of the presented work was to prepare a buccal film using a self-forming micellar drug solubiliser as the film…
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Excipients play a great role in ensuring that pharmaceutical dosage form meets the required specifications of quality approved by the relevant authorities. Starches are the most widely used excipients in dosage form development, but their use is enhanced by several modification methods (such as…
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