Herbal biopolysaccharides in drug delivery

Encapsulation of bioactive compounds extracted from haritaki pulp (Terminalia chebula Retzius): characterization of physical, thermal, and morphological properties

“…It has already been established that potato starch is an excellent binder, tablet excipient, disintegrant, matrix former and release retardant agent. 34 We examined the phytochemical encapsulation effectiveness and yield of encapsulates made using both methods – alginate matrix and freeze-drying. Results show that compared to encapsulates made using the freeze-drying technique (65.45% and 75.95% yield and encapsulation efficiency, respectively), alginate encapsulated capsules had a lower yield (53.90%) and encapsulation efficiency (56.06%) of phytochemicals, when the ratio of starch and zein is (100 : 0).…”