Native Potato Starch and Tara Gum as Polymeric Matrices to Obtain Iron-Loaded Microcapsules from Ovine and Bovine Erythrocytes

Iron deficiency leads to ferropenic anemia in humans. This study aimed to encapsulate iron-rich ovine and bovine erythrocytes using tara gum and native potato starch as matrices. Solutions containing 20% erythrocytes and different proportions of encapsulants (5, 10, and 20%) were used, followed by s...

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Main Authors: Carlos A. Ligarda-Samanez, Elibet Moscoso-Moscoso, David Choque-Quispe, Betsy S. Ramos-Pacheco, José C. Arévalo-Quijano, Germán De la Cruz, Mary L. Huamán-Carrión, Uriel R. Quispe-Quezada, Edgar Gutiérrez-Gómez, Domingo J. Cabel-Moscoso, Mauricio Muñoz-Melgarejo, Wilber César Calsina Ponce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/19/3985