Improving the Physical Properties of Starch-Based Powders for Potential Anti-Adhesion Applications
Jaydon Sun, Tzu-Shan Fang, Yu-Xiang Chen, Yu-Cheng Tsai, Yi-Xin Liu, Chih-Yu Chen, Chen-Ying Su, Hsu-Wei Fang, Alberto Romero García · 2023
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Jaydon Sun and co-authors tune a starch powder meant to stop tissues from sticking after surgery, in this 2023 study. Starch soaks up fluid well, but plain starch holds too little water to work as a barrier. Salts were stirred into a treated potato starch to lift its soak power.
Salt-treated powders drank more water and thickened better than the base powder. The table-salt version led the pack on both counts. In animal tests it also kept tissues apart best. Lab checks traced changes in the starch's bonds, crystals, and grain shapes. The authors propose the salted powder as a low-cost guard for surgical care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jaydon Sun, Tzu-Shan Fang, Yu-Xiang Chen, Yu-Cheng Tsai, Yi-Xin Liu, Chih-Yu Chen, Chen-Ying Su, Hsu-Wei Fang, Alberto Romero García |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |