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Inclusion Complexes of Non‐Granular Maize Starch with Fatty Acids and Ibuprofen. A Comparative Study of Their Morphology and Structure
Author(s) -
Marinopoulou Anna,
Papastergiadis Efthimios,
Raphaelides Stylianos N.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
starch ‐ stärke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1521-379X
pISSN - 0038-9056
DOI - 10.1002/star.201800100
Subject(s) - crystallinity , starch , chemistry , stearic acid , fatty acid , oleic acid , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , myristic acid , palmitic acid , organic chemistry , crystallography , chemical engineering , biochemistry , engineering
Drum dried pregelatinized normal maize starch complexes with fatty acids (decanoic, myristic, palmitic, stearic, and oleic acid) and ibuprofen are studied by various techniques. The aim of the study is to investigate the structural and morphological characteristics of the starch complexes and assess whether any differences might exist between the starch‐fatty acid systems and the starch‐ibuprofen system. The complexes are prepared at 30, 50, or 70 °C. X‐ray diffraction analysis reveals the semicrystalline V‐type structure of all complexes regardless the temperature of their preparation. The degree of crystallinity (%) of complexes increases with the increase in the preparation temperature while the size of crystals decreases. The crystal size of ibuprofen complexes is smaller than that of the fatty acid ones. DSC thermal analysis shows that the dissociation temperature of the complexes ranged from 95 to 125 °C. The enthalpy of dissociation of ibuprofen complexes is much lower than that of the fatty acid ones. SEM microscopy reveales the formation of spherulites or lamellae in the matrix of the complexes. FTIR spectroscopy and light microscopy confirmed the formation of starch complexes with fatty acids and ibuprofen.