Starch foams as glucose-supplying biomaterials

Starch foams as glucose-supplying biomaterials

The rate of glucose release can be controlled by the composition and structure of solid starch foams for use in tissue regenerating cell growth.

This work shows that the amylose and amylopectin composition of the starch processed by extrusion plays a major role in their hydrolysis kinetics by the enzyme amylucosidase, and therefore in glucose production. These materials are currently being tested by the INSERM/CNRS B3OA laboratory to improve the survival of stem cells for bone tissue regeneration, in the frame of the ANR Starchbone project.

 

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contact:  Denis Lourdin denis.lourdin@inrae.fr

See also

Lescher, A.; Kansou, K.; Della Valle, G.; Petite, H.; Lourdin, D. Evaluation of extruded starch foam for glucose-supplying biomaterials. Carbohydrate Polymers 2024, 340, 10, Article. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122319.