Recent progress in the industrial and biomedical applications of tragacanth gum: A review

EN Zare, P Makvandi, FR Tay - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural polymers have distinct advantages over synthetic polymers because of their
abundance, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Tragacanth gum, an anionic …

Recent advances in natural gum-based biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: A review

R Mohammadinejad, A Kumar, M Ranjbar-Mohammadi… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The engineering of tissues under a three-dimensional (3D) microenvironment is a great
challenge and needs a suitable supporting biomaterial-based scaffold that may facilitate cell …

Gum tragacanth (GT): a versatile biocompatible material beyond borders

ME Taghavizadeh Yazdi, S Nazarnezhad, SH Mousavi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of naturally occurring materials in biomedicine has been increasingly attracting the
researchers' interest and, in this regard, gum tragacanth (GT) is recently showing great …

Gum Tragacanth: Structure, characteristics and applications in foods

M Nejatian, S Abbasi, F Azarikia - International Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the high demand (consumers and regulatory authorities) on elimination or reduction
of 'additives' in food and other health related products, there is increasing interest on natural …

Physico-mechanical and antimicrobial properties of tragacanth/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose/beeswax edible films reinforced with silver nanoparticles

A Bahrami, RR Mokarram, MS Khiabani… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The novel trinary bio-composite film based on Tragacanth/Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose/
Beeswax reinforced silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) was developed. This study investigated …

Rheological and antioxidant properties of chitosan/gelatin-based materials functionalized by pomegranate peel extract

MRV Bertolo, VCA Martins, MM Horn, LB Brenelli… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biopolymer-based materials are potential candidates for food coatings application. In this
study, pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peel extract (PPE) at different concentrations was …

Properties of concrete containing waste expanded polystyrene and natural resin

K Ayse, KAR Filiz - Construction and building materials, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, the waste expanded polystyrene (EPS) was used in a mixture of cement and
tragacanth resin in order to produce a new concrete material. The amount of the resin in the …

Dynamic rheological properties of Lepidium perfoliatum seed gum: Effect of concentration, temperature and heating/cooling rate

MA Hesarinejad, A Koocheki, SMA Razavi - Food Hydrocolloids, 2014 - Elsevier
Dynamic rheological properties of Lepidium perfoliatum seed gum (LPSG) in the linear
viscoelastic region were investigated as a function of concentration (1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3% w/v) …

A review on tragacanth gum: A promising natural polysaccharide in drug delivery and cell therapy

Z Nazemi, M Sahraro, M Janmohammadi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tragacanth is an abundant natural gum extracted from some plants and is dried for use in
various applications from industry to biomedicines. It is a cost-effective and easily accessible …

Complex coacervation of pea protein isolate and tragacanth gum: Comparative study with commercial polysaccharides

J Carpentier, E Conforto, C Chaigneau… - Innovative Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ability of pea protein isolates (PPI) to form complex coacervates with tragacanth gum
was investigated. The coacervate formation was structurally compared to three other PPI …