Ninety-Day Oral Toxicity Assessment of an Alternative Biopolymer for Controlled Release Drug Delivery Systems Obtained from Cassava Starch Acetate

The large consumption of biodegradable films from cassava starch acetate (FCSA) as ingredients in food and pharmaceutical products requires the assessment of the possible toxicity of these products. The aim of this study was to investigate the toxicity of biodegradable film from cassava starch aceta...

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Main Authors: Douglas Rossi Jesus, Lorena Neris Barbosa, Thiago Bruno Lima Prando, Leonardo Franco Martins, Francielli Gasparotto, Karla Moraes Rocha Guedes, Douglas Cardoso Dragunski, Emerson Luiz Botelho Lourenço, Paulo Roberto Dalsenter, Arquimedes Gasparotto Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/390416