Alginate is one of the natural polymers that are often used in drug‐and protein‐delivery
systems. The use of alginate can provide several advantages including ease of preparation …

Essential oils are highly demanded in recent decades due to their antioxidant and
antimicrobial properties, protecting food from spoilage. However, their incorporation into low …

Bioactivities and numerous health benefits against a number of oxidative stress related
diseases have been attributed to the role of dietary antioxidants. The development of …

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 …

Alginate microspheres (AMs) have received much attention as a novel drug delivery system
owing to various advantages of alginate such as inexpensiveness, nontoxicity …

Skin is the largest mechanical barrier against invading pathogens. Following skin injury, the
healing process immediately starts to regenerate the damaged tissues and to avoid …

The increase in the research interest on alginate microparticles in pharmaceutical and
biomedical areas confirms its potential use as an effective matrix for drug and cell delivery …

Alginates are the most widely used natural polymers in the pharmaceutical, food and
cosmetic industries. Usually, they are applied as a thickening, gel-forming and stabilizing …

Research regarding the use of biopolymers has been of great interest to scientists, the
medical community, and the industry especially in recent years. Initially used for food …

Hydrogels have a tridimensional structure. They have the ability to absorb a significant
amount of water or other natural or simulated fluids that cause their swelling albeit without …