Consolidating the most recent information on polysaccharides and the efficient use of
seafood wastes, this book discusses applications of marine polysaccharides in food product …

For the last three years, the world has faced the unexpected spread of the pandemic of
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The high mortality rate …

The research of hydrogels has been increasingly focused on designing an effective energy
dissipation structure in recent years. Here, we report a kind of novel supramolecular cross …

With the purpose of decreasing production costs and mitigating negative effects on the
environment, an ecofriendly superabsorbent composite (SB@ PDA/PAA) was synthesized …

The present study aimed to study the reaction conditions of grafting of acrylamide on
xanthan gum. It was analyzed the influence of reaction conditions, mainly type of initiator …

The gelation of agarose is investigated by rheological methods and electron microscopy, as
well as the thickening properties of xanthan. The gelling and thickening agents have been …

A stimuli-triggered drug delivery vehicle has been synthesized by self-polymerization of
dopamine (DA) on the outer surface of halloysite nanotubes (HNT) followed by gelation via …

Novel fast-swelling porous guar gum-g-poly (sodium acrylate-co-styrene)/attapulgite (GG-gP
(NaA-co-St)/APT) superabsorbent hydrogels were prepared by simultaneous free-radical …

Combination of cyclodextrins (CDs) and agar may render hydrogels that interact with drugs
by forming inclusion complexes and/or ionic bonds. Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and …

To reinforce the hydroxyethyl cellulose for using it in biomedical and pharmaceutical
applications as a drug delivery systems, the grafting of acrylamide onto hydroxyethyl …