A review of natural polysaccharides: sources, characteristics, properties, food, and pharmaceutical applications

I Benalaya, G Alves, J Lopes, LR Silva - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Natural polysaccharides, which are described in this study, are some of the most extensively
used biopolymers in food, pharmaceutical, and medical applications, because they are …

Value-added utilization of fruit and vegetable processing by-products for the manufacture of biodegradable food packaging films

IK Sani, M Masoudpour-Behabadi, MA Sani… - Food chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, the demand for eco-friendly packaging materials to replace plastic is increasing.
Edible or biodegradable packaging films prepared from natural compounds such as …

[HTML][HTML] Polyphenols as plant-based nutraceuticals: health effects, encapsulation, nano-delivery, and application

Z Zhang, X Li, S Sang, DJ McClements, L Chen, J Long… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant polyphenols have attracted considerable attention because of their key roles in
preventing many diseases, including high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and cancer. A …

Carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials

L Su, Y Feng, K Wei, X Xu, R Liu, G Chen - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …

Polysaccharides; classification, chemical properties, and future perspective applications in fields of pharmacology and biological medicine (a review of current …

ASA Mohammed, M Naveed, N Jost - Journal of Polymers and the …, 2021 - Springer
Polysaccharides are essential macromolecules which almost exist in all living forms, and
have important biological functions, they are getting more attention because they exhibit a …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in polysaccharides based biomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications

A Sood, A Gupta, G Agrawal - Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, a spotlight is shown on polysaccharides based biomaterials which have
surfaced as a versatile platform for different biomedical applications including drug delivery …

Carboxymethyl cellulose/starch/reduced graphene oxide composite as a pH-sensitive nanocarrier for curcumin drug delivery

S Parvaneh, M Pourmadadi, M Abdouss… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanocomposites are promising drug carriers to treat terminal cancers with few adverse
effects. Herein, nanocomposite hydrogels composed of carboxymethyl cellulose …

Sustainable natural bio‐origin materials for future flexible devices

L Lan, J **, J **ong, Y Ying - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible devices serve as important intelligent interfaces in various applications involving
health monitoring, biomedical therapies, and human–machine interfacing. To address the …

[HTML][HTML] Skincare application of medicinal plant polysaccharides—A review

PBS Albuquerque, WF de Oliveira… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are macromolecules with important inherent properties and potential
biotechnological applications. These complex carbohydrates exist throughout nature …

[HTML][HTML] A guide to polysaccharide-based hydrogel bioinks for 3D bioprinting applications

MC Teixeira, NS Lameirinhas, JPF Carvalho… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is an innovative technology in the biomedical field,
allowing the fabrication of living constructs through an approach of layer-by-layer deposition …