Effect of thermal and chemical modifications on the mechanical and release properties of paracetamol tablet formulations containing corn, cassava and sweet potato starches as filler-binders

Objective: To investigate the effects of acetylation and pregelatinization of cassava and sweet potato starches on the mechanical and release properties of directly compressed paracetamol tablet formulations in comparison with official corn starch. Methods: The native starches were modified by acety...

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Main Authors: Mariam Vbamiunomhene Lawal, Michael Ayodele Odeniyi, Oludele Adelanwa Itiola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-07-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115000842