In the present study, the whole seaweed from Kappaphycus alvarezii (containing
carrageenan) was used for preparation of bio-nanocomposite films by blending with metal …

Polymer modifications open new era for the development of polymers with requisite
properties. Use of modified polymers is practically boundless. Different studies focus on …

Polysaccharides are among the most abundant macromolecules on Earth. These polymers
are easily obtained from various marine resources such as algae, microorganisms and …

Flocculation is a common technique that is widely used in many industrial applications to
promote solid–liquid separation processes. The addition of a polymeric flocculant allows for …

Hydrogel materials are receiving increasing research interest due to their intriguing
structures that consist of a crosslinked network of polymer chains with interstitial spaces …

Cationization is a promising chemical modification technique that improves properties by
attaching permanent positive charges to the backbone of biopolymers. Carrageenan is a …

To expand the wide range of applications of κ-carrageenan in the food and biomedical
fields, we have physically modified the carrageenan and focused on its freeze-thaw stability …

In the last decade, interest in the development of new graft copolymers based on natural
polysaccharides has grown remarkably due to their potential applications in the wastewater …

Modification of sodium alginate (NaAlg) was carried out using N, N′-dimethylacrylamide
(DMAAm) as a monomer and azobisizobutyronitrile (AIBN) as an initiator under microwave …

A series of chitosan-g-(N-vinyl pyrrolidone)/montmorillonite hydrogel composites were
synthesized by in situ intercalative polymerization. The properties of the composites were …