Size reduction of taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) starch through sonification and nano precipitation

• Main Authors: Abrigo, Iris Joy V., Sulabo, April Shayne L., Dorado, Adeliza Abaño, Flores, Floirendo P., Migo, Veronica P.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: Nanoparticles; Precipitation (Chemistry); Taro; Starch; Chemistry; Physics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11122
• Institution: De La Salle University

Starch nanoparticles have been gaining research interest for its potential to improve mechanical and barrier properties of biocomposites and carrying capacity for active ingredients. Taro is one of the indigenous tubers in the Philippines that is a good candidate for generating starch nanoparticles...