| Literature DB >> 27914965 |
Khalid Mahmood Zia1, Shazia Tabasum2, Muhammad Nasif1, Neelam Sultan1, Nosheen Aslam1, Aqdas Noreen1, Mohammad Zuber1.
Abstract
Carrageenan is a natural polysaccharide extracted from edible red seaweeds of Rhodophycea class. It has been used as a viscosity increasing or gelling agent for prolonged and controlled drug release, food, pharmaceuticals and other industries. However, in spite of wide range of applications, carrageenan has some drawbacks and adverse effects on the biological systems, so its modifications with natural and synthetic polymers are carried out. This review article presents different sources and properties of carrageenans with special emphasis on natural polymer based carrageenan blends and composites and their applications in controlled drug delivery system, wound dressing and tissue engineering because of their biodegradability and biocompatibility, food industry as thickening/gelling materials, cosmeceuticals and making polyelectrolyte complexes.Entities:
Keywords: Biomedical application; Blends & composites; Carrageenan; Food packaging; Polyelectrolyte complexes
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27914965 DOI： 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.11.095
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Biol Macromol ISSN： 0141-8130 Impact factor: 6.953