For the purpose of personalised therapies, a research group has used 3D printing to develop tablets based on different types of starch, and has confirmed that drug release could be tailored by ...

Now, researchers report that a small molecule can block a type of common gut bacteria from consuming starch, which slows their growth. The results could offer a way to manipulate the bacteria’s ...

‘Ink’ used to make foods and novel materials by additive manufacturing have been developed by food engineers from modified starch. 3D printing is attractive to food manufacturers for a number of ...

"Every college student taking introductory chemistry learns titration of iodide with thiosulfate solution as part of the curriculum. You add starch as an indicator of iodine to detect the end ...

Published in Nature Communications, the team's invited commentary explores how auxin regulates starch formation in rice, corn ...

Building tiny sheets and cages from starch particles turns them into super-thickeners that could reduce the calorie content of foods. Starch is often added to foods like soups to make them richer ...

Computer-generated models published in the journal eLife illustrate how plants might use molecular mathematics to regulate the rate at which they devour starch reserves to provide energy ...

Starch is not a simple molecule, but a mixture of two different types of starch, divided into two categories: amylose and amylopectin. Amylose: The amylose content in starch is about 10-30%. It is a ...

“The main aim of this work was to produce 3D printed starch-based tablets for the tailored delivery of hydrophobic drugs,” said the author of the paper. 3D printing is a technology that ...