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Characterization of Starch Pharmaceuticals by DSC Coupled to a Photovisual System

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The present work proposes evaluation of the gelatinization processes of starch by means of DSC coupled with a photovisual system. The use of DSC, TG and DTA for a fast and efficient evaluation of the starch is suggested. The DSC curves of starch gels with water contents of 20, 30, 40 and 50% (mass/v) exhibited different phase transitions, corresponding to the gelatinization processes at the different water contents for the different lots. The DSC-photovisual system confirmed calorimetric behaviour differences between the starch lots studied.

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  1. Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Campus I, João Pessoa, PB, 58059-900, Brazil

    F. Santos de Souza, A. P. Gomes Barreto & R. O. Macêdo

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Santos de Souza, F., Gomes Barreto, A.P. & Macêdo, R.O. Characterization of Starch Pharmaceuticals by DSC Coupled to a Photovisual System. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 64, 739–743 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011548512655

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