Phytochemical and potential properties of seaweeds and their recent applications: A review

HS El-Beltagi, AA Mohamed, HI Mohamed… - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since ancient times, seaweeds have been employed as source of highly bioactive
secondary metabolites that could act as key medicinal components. Furthermore, research …

Carrageenan: drug delivery systems and other biomedical applications

EM Pacheco-Quito, R Ruiz-Caro, MD Veiga - Marine Drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
Marine resources are today a renewable source of various compounds, such as
polysaccharides, that are used in the pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic, and food fields. In …

The evolution road of seaweed aquaculture: cultivation technologies and the industry 4.0

S García-Poza, A Leandro, C Cotas, J Cotas… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds (marine macroalgae) are autotrophic organisms capable of producing many
compounds of interest. For a long time, seaweeds have been seen as a great nutritional …

Bioplastic made from seaweed polysaccharides with green production methods

C Lim, S Yusoff, CG Ng, PE Lim, YC Ching - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to analyze the practicability of forming seaweed films and their viability of
enhancing the bioplastic market using new green technologies. Seaweeds can form films …

[HTML][HTML] An overview to the health benefits of seaweeds consumption

S Lomartire, JC Marques, AMM Gonçalves - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Currently, seaweeds are gaining major attention due to the benefits they give to our health.
Recent studies demonstrate the high nutritional value of seaweeds and the powerful …

A review: Gelatine as a bioadhesive material for medical and pharmaceutical applications

A Ahmady, NHA Samah - International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioadhesive polymers offer versatility to medical and pharmaceutical inventions. The
incorporation of such materials to conventional dosage forms or medical devices may confer …

Extraction and modification of macroalgal polysaccharides for current and next-generation applications

M Jönsson, L Allahgholi, RRR Sardari… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Marine macroalgal (seaweed) polysaccharides are highly promising for next-generation
applications in several industries. However, despite the reported comprehensive potential of …

A comprehensive review of the nutraceutical and therapeutic applications of red seaweeds (Rhodophyta)

J Cotas, A Leandro, D Pacheco, AMM Gonçalves… - Life, 2020 - mdpi.com
The red seaweed group (Rhodophyta) is one of the phyla of macroalgae, among the groups
Phaeophyceae and Chlorophyta, brown and green seaweeds, respectively. Nowadays, all …

Algal phycocolloids: bioactivities and pharmaceutical applications

S Lomartire, AMM Gonçalves - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are abundant sources of diverse bioactive compounds with various properties
and mechanisms of action. These compounds offer protective effects, high nutritional value …

Marine-derived polysaccharides and their therapeutic potential in wound healing application-A review

M Kumar, D Kumar, Y Garg, S Mahmood… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides originating from marine sources have been studied as potential material for
use in wound dressings because of their desirable characteristics of biocompatibility …