Advances on alginate use for spherification to encapsulate biomolecules

C Bennacef, S Desobry-Banon, L Probst, S Desobry - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
Spherification methods to produce particles of millimetric size are detailed in this review,
especially for encapsulation purpose and using alginate. Therefore, alginate properties and …

Environmentally friendly fertilizers: A review of materials used and their effects on the environment

J Chen, S Lü, Z Zhang, X Zhao, X Li, P Ning… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fertilizer plays an important role in maintaining soil fertility, increasing yields and improving
harvest quality. However, a significant portion of fertilizers are lost, increasing agricultural …

Adsorption of cationic dyes onto carrageenan and itaconic acid-based superabsorbent hydrogel: Synthesis, characterization and isotherm analysis

S Sharma, G Sharma, A Kumar, TS AlGarni… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polysaccharide-based hydrogels offer a great overlook for environmental applications and
help in the elimination of various noxious pollutants from the water system. Novel …

Sodium alginate—Natural microencapsulation material of polymeric microparticles

OD Frent, LG Vicas, N Duteanu, CM Morgovan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
From the multitude of materials currently available on the market that can be used in the
development of microparticles, sodium alginate has become one of the most studied natural …

Sulfated seaweed polysaccharides as multifunctional materials in drug delivery applications

L Cunha, A Grenha - Marine drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the last decades, the discovery of metabolites from marine resources showing biological
activity has increased significantly. Among marine resources, seaweed is a valuable source …

Interaction chemistry of functional groups for natural biopolymer-based hydrogel design

M Hoque, M Alam, S Wang, JU Zaman… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The exploration and development of natural biopolymer-based hydrogels can be traced
back to the 18th century. The rising interest in these hydrogels is largely due to their soaring …

Carrageenan and its applications in drug delivery

L Li, R Ni, Y Shao, S Mao - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Carrageenan is a sulphated linear polysaccharide of D-galactose and 3, 6-anhydro-D-
galactose obtained by extraction of certain red seaweeds of the Rhodophyceae class. The …

Ionically cross-linked sodium alginate/ĸ-carrageenan double-network gel beads with low-swelling, enhanced mechanical properties, and excellent adsorption …

L Li, J Zhao, Y Sun, F Yu, J Ma - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Double-network gel is composed of two kinds of crosslinked organic/inorganic networks,
which has a good prospect of environmental application and its application in the antibiotic …

Current trends in advanced alginate-based wound dressings for chronic wounds

A Barbu, B Neamtu, M Zăhan, GM Iancu… - Journal of personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic wounds represent a major public health issue, with an extremely high cost
worldwide. In healthy individuals, the wound healing process takes place in different stages …

Enhanced rheological behaviors of alginate hydrogels with carrageenan for extrusion-based bioprinting

MH Kim, YW Lee, WK Jung, J Oh, SY Nam - Journal of the mechanical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting using biocompatible materials is widely used in the field
of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. However, precise printing of 3D structures …