Corn starch was physically modified with a ball mill in ethanol. The effect of ball-milling treatment on particle morphology, particle size distribution, crystalline structure, and pasting property was examined by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), laser diffractometer, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and rapid viscosity analyzer (RVA). In addition, the ball-milling effect on crosslinking performance of corn starch was also investigated. It was observed that the milled starch granules lost surface smoothness at high milling loads (25 and 30 g), while some granules were squashed at low milli...
