@article { ISI:000298305400004,
	title = {Recent applications of starch derivatives in nanodrug delivery},
	journal = {Carbohydrate Polymers},
	volume = {87},
	number = {2},
	year = {2012},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {987-994},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCI LTD},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Starch has found use in industries as diverse as food, textiles, cosmetics, plastics, adhesives, paper, and pharmaceuticals. From a pharmaceutical standpoint, starch finds its value in solid-oral dosage forms, where it has been used as a binder, diluent, and disintegrant. However, only recently has the use of starch in nanotechnology started to make significant advances in biomedical applications, including newer drug delivery techniques. There has been a considerable effort to develop biodegradable nanoparticles as effective drug delivery systems. Being cheap, non-toxic, renewable, biodegradable and compatible with many other materials for industrial applications, starch is attracting the interest of drug delivery scientists. We have put together in a short and concise format, recent applications of starch derivatives in the emerging field of nanodrug delivery with the conclusion that a lot still needs to be done. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Applications, nanotechnology, Starch},
	issn = {0144-8617},
	doi = {10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.09.044},
	author = {Rodrigues, Asha and Emeje, Martins}
}
