Initially used extensively as an additive and ingredient in the food industry, alginate has
become an important compound for a wide range of industries and applications, such as the …

Over the last decades, alginates, natural multifunctional polymers, have increasingly drawn
attention as attractive compounds in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields due to their …

Alginates are biopolymers usually obtained from brown seaweed, brown algae (Ochrophyta,
Phaeophyceae), and bacteria (Azatobacter vineland and Pseudomonas species) belonging …

Alginate is an edible heteropolysaccharide that abundantly available in the brown seaweed
and the capsule of bacteria such as Azotobacter sp. and Pseudomonas sp. Owing to …

The role of alginates, widely utilised gelling agents in pharmaceutical and food applications,
in human health has broadened recently with the recognition that they have a number of …

This review outlines the role of alginates in microencapsulation and therapeutic
applications. It focuses on the physicochemical properties of alginates (eg viscosity, thermo …

Alginate is a natural polymer extracted from brown seaweed. Its unique biophysical
properties are highly valuable in the development of functional food products. As a food …

Alginate is a biopolymer used in a variety of biomedical applications due to its favourable
properties, such as biocompatibility and non-toxicity. It has been particularly attractive in …

Alginates are natural polymers widely used in the food industry because of their
biocompatible, biodegradable character, nontoxicity and easy availability. The bioadhesive …

Alginates are polysaccharides, which are naturally produced by seaweeds and bacteria,
and they have been known by humans for more than a century. Mannuronic acid and …