Compression and mechanical properties of directly compressible pregelatinized sago starches

Published Date
January 2015, Vol.269:15–21, doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2014.08.039

Title 
Compression and mechanical properties of directly compressible pregelatinized sago starches

• Author 

• Riyanto Teguh Widodo ^a,,
• Aziz Hassan ^b

• aDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• bDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Received 24 January 2014. Revised 14 May 2014. Accepted 15 August 2014. Available online 24 August 2014.

Highlights

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  Pregelatinization improves compressibility and mechanical properties of sago starch
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  Compressibility of pregelatinized sago starch PS4 superior to Spress® B820
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  Pregelatized sago starch PS4 shows potential as a new direct compression excipient

Abstract

This study investigates the compression and mechanical properties of directly compressible pregelatinized sago starches in comparison with Spress® B820 and Avicel® PH 101. The sago starch is pregelatinized at 65 °C with different pregelatinization times of 15, 30, 45, and 60 min, creating samples PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4, respectively. Compressibility of the powders is analyzed by Heckel and Kawakita equations. The compressibility of sago starch is found to be lower than that of its pregelatinized forms, and the compressibility increases with an increase in the pregelatinization time. Avicel® PH 101 is the most compressible among the powders evaluated, followed by PS4, Spress® B820, PS3, PS2, PS1, and sago starch. As for mechanical properties, Avicel® PH 101 is found to have the highest radial tensile strength and the hardest compacts, indicating that it has the highest compactibility, followed by Spress® B820, PS4, PS3, PS2, PS1, and sago starch.

Graphical abstract

Keywords

• Sago
• Starch
• Pregelatinized
• Compressibility
• Compactibility

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