Application of gellan gum in pharmacy and medicine

T Osmałek, A Froelich, S Tasarek - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2014 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, microbial polysaccharides have been under intense
investigation due to their advantageous physicochemical properties. A great structural …

Periodate oxidation of xanthan gum and its crosslinking effects on gelatin-based edible films

J Guo, L Ge, X Li, C Mu, D Li - Food Hydrocolloids, 2014 - Elsevier
Oxidized xanthan gum with different aldehyde content is successfully prepared by periodate
oxidization and used as a crosslinking agent for gelatin edible films. X-ray diffraction …

Synthesis and characterization of a novel semi-IPN hydrogel based on Salecan and poly (N, N-dimethylacrylamide-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)

X Hu, L Feng, W Wei, A Xie, S Wang, J Zhang… - Carbohydrate …, 2014 - Elsevier
Salecan is a novel water-soluble, high molecular mass extracellular β-glucan produced by
Agrobacterium sp. ZX09. Salecan has excellent physicochemical and biological properties …

An interfacially plasticized electro-responsive hydrogel for transdermal electro-activated and modulated (TEAM) drug delivery

S Indermun, YE Choonara, P Kumar, LC du Toit… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper highlights the use of hydrogels in controlled drug delivery, and their application
in stimuli responsive, especially electro-responsive, drug release. electro-conductive …

Investigation and optimization of formulation factors of a hydrogel network based on kappa carrageenan–pregelatinized starch blend using an experimental design

S Lefnaoui, N Moulai-Mostefa - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present work we evaluate the results of a combination of two hydrophilic polymers
such as kappa carrageenan (κ-Carr) and pregelatinized starch (PGS) in the improvement of …

Physicochemical and release kinetics of natural and retrograded starch of Indian palmyrah shoots

CAK Varma, SG Panpalia, KJ Kumar - International journal of biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Starch was isolated from the shoots of Indian palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.) and it was
subjected to the process of retrogradation. The influence of retrogradation on morphological …

Effect of different chemical modification on the physicochemical properties of fiber-enriched polysaccharides isolated from wholegrain rice and buckwheat

KY Lee, KH Park, JB Ahn, HG Lee - Food Science and Biotechnology, 2014 - Springer
Dietary fiber (DF) isolated from wholegrain flours (brown rice and buckwheat) were
chemically modified by cross-linking (CL), carboxymethylation (CM) and hydroxypropylation …

Elution profile of sodium caseinate in simulated gastric fluids using an in vitro stomach model from semi-solidified enteral nutrition

M Nakauma, S Nakao, S Ishihara, T Funami - Food Hydrocolloids, 2014 - Elsevier
Elution profile of sodium caseinate from semi-solidified enteral nutrition was investigated in
simulated gastric fluids using an in vitro stomach model developed. Semi-solidified enteral …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the complex mechanical properties of xanthan scaffolds by AFM-based force spectroscopy

H Liang, G Zeng, Y Li, S Zhang, H Zhao… - Beilstein Journal of …, 2014 - beilstein-journals.org
The polysaccharide xanthan has been extensively studied owing to its potential application
in tissue engineering. In this paper, xanthan scaffold structures were investigated by atomic …

Crosslinking Density of Silk Fibroin–Rice Starch Hydrogels Modified with Trisodium Trimetaphosphate

A Racksanti, S Janhom, S Punyanitya… - Applied Mechanics …, 2014 - Trans Tech Publ
Silk fibroin (SF) and rice starch (RS) are both biopolymers being non-toxic, biocompatible
and biodegradable which can be utilized as hydrogels. The aim of this study was to prepare …