A comprehensive review on guar gum and its modified biopolymers: Their potential applications in tissue engineering

M Sharahi, SH Bahrami, A Karimi - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Guar gum (GG), as a non-exudate gum, is extracted from the seed's embryos of Cyamopsis
tetragonoloba (a member of Leguminosae family). Recently, this biopolymer has received …

Advances in biopolymeric nanopesticides: A new eco-friendly/eco-protective perspective in precision agriculture

R Kumar, N Kumar, VD Rajput, S Mandzhieva… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pesticides are essential to contemporary agriculture and are required to safeguard plants
from hazardous pests, diseases, and weeds. In addition to harming the environment …

Deciphering the potential of guar gum/Ag-Cu nanocomposite films as an active food packaging material

YA Arfat, M Ejaz, H Jacob, J Ahmed - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Guar gum (GG) based nanocomposite (NC) films were prepared by incorporating silver-
copper alloy nanoparticles (Ag-Cu NPs) through solution casting method. Effect of NP …

Folate-conjugated pH-and redox-responsive magnetic hydrogel based on tragacanth gum for “smart” chemo/hyperthermia treatment of cancerous cells

M Eskandani, H Derakhshankhah… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
A nature-inspired folate (FA)-conjugated stimuli (pH and redox)-responsive magnetic
hydrogel, denoted as FSRMH, was fabricated based on tragacanth gum (TG) for …

Guar gum-based polymer gel electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cell applications

A Gunasekaran, A Sorrentino, AM Asiri, S Anandan - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
A Guar Gum-based biopolymer (GG), a characteristic non-ionic polysaccharide extracted
from guar beans, is utilized in this work as a cost-effective polymer gel electrolyte towards …

Atomic force microscopy investigation of smart superabsorbent hydrogels based on carboxymethyl guar gum: Surface topography and swelling properties

AMA Hasan, M Keshawy, MES Abdel-Raouf - Materials Chemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Atomic force Microscopy (AFM) is commonly used to study various mechanical, functional,
and electrical properties of materials at the nanoscale, as well as for characterizing the …

Development, characterization and In-vitro evaluation of guar gum based new polymeric matrices for controlled delivery using metformin HCl as model drug

A Ashames, K Ullah, M Al-Tabakha, SA Khan… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Currently, hydrogels are considered as ideal biomaterials due to their unique structure and
characteristics that facilitates considerable hydrophilicity, swelling, drug loading and …

Chitosan/guar gum-based thermoreversible hydrogels loaded with pullulan nanoparticles for enhanced nose-to-brain drug delivery

M Sohail, SA Khan, MU Minhas, A Mahmood… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The biopolymers-based two-fold system could provide a sustained release platform for drug
delivery to the brain resisting the mucociliary clearance, enzymatic degradation, bypassing …

Gum-based nanocomposites for the removal of metals and dyes from waste water

M Usman, MB Taj, SAC Carabineiro - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
The importance of water for all living organisms is unquestionable and protecting its sources
is crucial. In order to reduce water contaminants, like toxic metals and organic dyes …

Preparation, characterization, release and antianemic studies of guar gum functionalized iron complexes

SA Ganie, RA Naik, A Ali, TA Mir… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Guar gum is a neutral, non-ionic polysaccharide that has been extensively utilized in the
food industry as a stabilizer, excipients, and emulsifier agent. An oxidized derivative of this …