Natural polymers for the microencapsulation of cells

L Gasperini, JF Mano, RL Reis - Journal of the royal …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The encapsulation of living mammalian cells within a semi-permeable hydrogel matrix is an
attractive procedure for many biomedical and biotechnological applications, such as …

Bioresorbable polymers: advanced materials and 4D printing for tissue engineering

S Saska, L Pilatti, A Blay, JA Shibli - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a valuable tool in the production of complexes structures
with specific shapes for tissue engineering. Differently from native tissues, the printed …

Polysaccharides of the red algae

AI Usov - Advances in carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Red algae (Rhodophyta) are known as the source of unique sulfated galactans, such as
agar, agarose, and carrageenans. The wide practical uses of these polysaccharides are …

Chitosan-based aerogel membrane for robust oil-in-water emulsion separation

JP Chaudhary, N Vadodariya, SK Nataraj… - ACS applied materials …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Here, we demonstrate direct recovery of water from stable emulsion waste using aerogel
membrane. Chitosan-based gel was transformed into highly porous aerogel membrane …

[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles by using of the marine brown alga Padina pavonia and their characterization

N Abdel-Raouf, NM Al-Enazi, IBM Ibraheem… - Saudi Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are gaining considerable importance due to their attractive
physicochemical properties for many applications. In the present study,(Ag NPs) were …

Synthesis and characterization of agar-based silver nanoparticles and nanocomposite film with antibacterial applications

MK Shukla, RP Singh, CRK Reddy, B Jha - Bioresource Technology, 2012 - Elsevier
This study describes the synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles and
nanocomposite material using agar extracted from the red alga Gracilaria dura …

Seaweed biodiversity of India: reviewing current knowledge to identify gaps, challenges, and opportunities

VA Mantri, MG Kavale, MA Kazi - Diversity, 2019 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are a renewable marine resources and have not yet received considerable
attention in the field of taxonomy in India as compared to their terrestrial counterparts …

Structural diversity in galactans from red seaweeds and its influence on rheological properties

M Ciancia, MC Matulewicz, R Tuvikene - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Galactans are important components of many plant cell walls. Besides, they are the major
polysaccharides in extracellular matrixes from different seaweeds, and other marine …

Bio-based superhydrophilic foam membranes for sustainable oil–water separation

JP Chaudhary, SK Nataraj, A Gogda, R Meena - Green Chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of a low-cost, high-performance, biobased membrane technology has
been attempted to treat environmentally sensitive wastewater streams. Novel foam …

[PDF][PDF] Agar-agar extraction, structural properties and applications: A review

YH Pandya, M Bakshi, A Sharma… - The Pharma …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Agar is a Japanese agarophyte seaweed that was first brought to the Far East and then to
the rest of the world. It is a gel-forming polysaccharide that produces D-galactose when …