Recent updates on guar gum derivatives in colon specific drug delivery

S Manna, S Karmakar, O Sen, P Sinha, S Jana… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Colon specific delivery of therapeutics have gained much attention of pharmaceutical
researchers in the recent past. Colonic specific targeting of drugs is used not only for …

Performance of eco-friendly polymers for soil stabilization and their resistance to freeze–thaw action

I Bozyigit, HO Zingil, S Altun - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil improvement methods using environmentally friendly additives have gained popularity
with increased environmental awareness. In the future, environmentally friendly polymers …

Consolidation and swelling behavior of kaolinite clay containing xanthan gum biopolymer

YM Kwon, I Chang, GC Cho - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
Recently, microbial biopolymer-based soil treatment (BPST) has gained attention for its
application in environmentally friendly soil stabilization, particularly for enhancing the …

Strengthening potential of xanthan gum biopolymer in stabilizing weak subgrade soil

M Hamza, Z Nie, M Aziz, N Ijaz, Z Ijaz… - Clean Technologies and …, 2022 - Springer
This article presents a comprehensive study on the efficacy of xanthan gum (XG) biopolymer
as a green construction material in treating problematic weak subgrade soil (ie, expansive …

Water retention characteristics and vegetation growth of biopolymer-treated silt soils

S Wang, X Zhao, J Zhang, T Jiang, S Wang… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cement and other traditional materials are frequently used to improve the properties of soil
in the Yellow River Basin, the ecological environment has become severely polluted. To …

Influence of biopolymer-vegetation interaction on soil hydro-mechanical properties under climate change: A review

Y Liu, J Ni, J Gu, S Liu, Y Huang, H Sadeghi - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil reinforcement using eco-friendly biopolymer and vegetation has been increasingly
popular in geotechnical engineering. However, research is still in its early stages due to …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable soil treatment: Investigating the efficacy of carrageenan biopolymer on the geotechnical properties of soil

H Fatehi, DEL Ong, J Yu, I Chang - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The employment of novel biopolymers offers geotechnical engineers a diverse range of
materials to choose from, depending on the specific requirements of different projects …

Geotechnical properties of problematic expansive subgrade stabilized with guar gum biopolymer

M Hamza, Z Nie, M Aziz, N Ijaz, C Fang… - Clean Technologies and …, 2023 - Springer
This article presents a comprehensive study on the geotechnical behavior of problematic
expansive subgrade stabilized by guar gum (GG) biopolymer. In this regard, many …

A novel study on hydro-mechanical characteristics of biopolymer-stabilized dune sand

M Khaleghi, M Heidarvand - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Dune sands have low shear strength due to weak particle structures and lack of bondings.
Environmental challenges, sandstorms for instance, can be occurred by the wind. Therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of unconfined compressive strength for biopolymer treated clay

Z Cheng, X Geng - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, six typical biopolymers (xanthan gum (XG), sodium alginate (SA), kappa gum
(KG), locust bean gum (LBG), agar gum (AG) and gellan gum (GE)) are selected to …