Biomedical and environmental applications of carrageenan-based hydrogels: a review

A Mirzaei, M Esmkhani, M Zallaghi, Z Nezafat… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2023 - Springer
The need to replace renewable polymers such as marine-based resources with non-
biodegradable, plastic polymers has increased due to environmental issues. Carrageenan …

Hydrogels based on carrageenan

R Joy, PN Vigneshkumar, F John, J George - Plant and algal hydrogels for …, 2021 - Elsevier
With its innumerable features, carrageenan and its associated hydrogels are a group of
promising candidates for various biomedical applications. The requirement of smart drug …

Carrageenan: A wonder polymer from marine algae for potential drug delivery applications

D Qureshi, SK Nayak, S Maji, D Kim… - Current …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: With the advancement in the field of medical science, the idea of sustained
release of the therapeutic agents in the patient's body has remained a major thrust for …

Carrageenan-based hydrogels: Effect of sorbitol and glycerin on the stability, swelling and mechanical properties

J Kozlowska, K Pauter, A Sionkowska - Polymer Testing, 2018 - Elsevier
The kappa carrageenan (κ-carrageenan) polysaccharide is a water soluble biopolymer
extracted from various species of red marine algae (Rhodophyta) which has an excellent gel …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in chemically-modified and hybrid carrageenan-based platforms for drug delivery, wound healing, and tissue engineering

H Mokhtari, S Tavakoli, F Safarpour, M Kharaziha… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, many studies have focused on carrageenan-based hydrogels for biomedical
applications thanks to their intrinsic properties, including biodegradability, biocompatibility …

A review on synthesis, properties and applications of natural polymer based carrageenan blends and composites

KM Zia, S Tabasum, M Nasif, N Sultan, N Aslam… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Carrageenan-based compounds as wound healing materials

B Neamtu, A Barbu, MO Negrea… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The following review is focused on carrageenan, a heteroglycan-based substance that is a
very significant wound healing biomaterial. Every biomaterial has advantages and …

Facile, green and scalable method to produce carrageenan-based hydrogel containing in situ synthesized AgNPs for application as wound dressing

KM Zepon, MS Marques, MM da Silva Paula… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
This manuscript was focused on introducing a facile, green and scalable method to produce
kappa-carrageenan (κC) hydrogel membranes containing in situ synthesized silver …

Carrageenan: drug delivery systems and other biomedical applications

EM Pacheco-Quito, R Ruiz-Caro, MD Veiga - Marine Drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
Marine resources are today a renewable source of various compounds, such as
polysaccharides, that are used in the pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic, and food fields. In …

Carrageenan and its applications in drug delivery

L Li, R Ni, Y Shao, S Mao - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Carrageenan is a sulphated linear polysaccharide of D-galactose and 3, 6-anhydro-D-
galactose obtained by extraction of certain red seaweeds of the Rhodophyceae class. The …