Corn Starch in Pharmaceuticals Isolation, Characterization, and Applications

Abstract

Starch is one of the most widely used excipients in the manufacturing of solid dosages in the pharmaceutical product field. Generally, the most widely used is corn starch. Corn starch was isolated from maize seeds that were grinded and precipitated to obtain starch deposition. The characterization of physicochemical properties of corn starch can be done through color testing, solubility test, water absorption capacity (WAC) and oil absorption capacity (OAC), chemical composition, amylose content, swelling and solubility index, bulk density, and using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) device. Applications of corn starch in the pharmaceutical field can be used as a binder-disintegrant tablet, binder, and tablet filler.