Alginates: Applications In The Biomedical And Food Industries Hardcover

Ahmed, Shakeel

Alginate is a hydrophilic, biocompatible, biodegradable, and relatively economical polymer generally found in marine brown algae. The modification in the alginate molecule after polymerization has shown strong potential in biomedical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology applications such as wound dressing, drug delivery, dental treatment, in cell culture and tissue engineering. Besides this, alginates have industrial applications too in the paper and food industries as plasticizers and additives.

1119487919

9781119487913

English

John Wiley & Sons

4 June 2020

336

Shakeel Ahmed