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Process for the manufacture of a directly compressible starch for use in the manufacture of tablets, and tablets obtained

US5164014A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 1990
Grant dateNov 17, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08J2303/02
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of grains of starch, which comprises granulating a mixture obtained by spraying 1 to 20%, and preferably 2 to 6% by weight, of a starch paste obtained from native starch under mild conditions, on to 99 to 80% by weight of grains of native starch, and drying, grinding and sieving the resulting product to give aggregates (grains) having a mean particle size of between 100 and about 500 .mu.m.

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