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 ...

It has also been suggested that the gels based on modified cassava and wheat starch could be used to print things outside of the food sphere, such as drug capsules and nutraceuticals. “We’ve ...

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 ...

Chemistry Super-thickeners made from starch reduce calories and carbs in food. Assembling starch granules into 3D shapes could achieve the same thickening effect in foods with up to 50 per cent ...

"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 ...

"It turns out this tiny molecule holds the key to how plants store energy, particularly in the form of starch," said Adjunct ...

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 ...