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Table 2 Water absorption capacity and solubility of untreated and treated starch (mean ± SD; n = 3)

From: The design and evaluation of ciprofloxacin-loaded nanoformulations using Ipomoea batatas starch nanoparticles

Code

Processing time

Water absorption capacity (%)

Solubility (%)

CTSN

3

94.45 ± 8.22

29.54 ± 3.48

CTSN

6

84.87 ± 9.38

34.09 ± 5.21

MTSN

3

72.32 ± 6.04

18.04 ± 3.34

MTSN

6

76.55 ± 4.83

22.45 ± 5.03

Untreated starch

0

68.09 ± 1.02

17.03 ± 0.36

  1. NB: CTSN, Chemically treated starch nanoparticles; MTSN, Mechanically treated starch nanoparticles