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Seaweed Polysaccharides

Name: Seaweed Polysaccharides
ISBN: 9780128098172

Isolation, Biological and Biomedical Applications

Jayachandran Venkatesan,

Sukumaran Anil,

Se-Kwon Kim,

408 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

Seaweed Polysaccharides

Isolation, Biological and Biomedical Applications

Jayachandran Venkatesan,

Sukumaran Anil,

Se-Kwon Kim,

About this book

Seaweed Polysaccharides: Isolation, Biological, and Biomedical Applications examines the isolation and characterization of algal biopolymers, including a range of new biological and biomedical applications. In recent years, significant developments have been made in algae-based polymers (commonly called polysaccharides), and in biomedical applications such as drug delivery, wound dressings, and tissue engineering. Demand for algae-based polymers is increasing and represent a potential—very inexpensive—resource for these applications.The structure and chemical modification of algal polymers are covered, as well as the biological properties of these materials – including antithrombic, anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, and antiviral aspects. Toxicity of algal biopolymers is also covered. Finally, the book introduces and explains real world applications of algal-based biopolymers in biomedical applications, including tissue engineering, drug delivery, and biosensors. This is the first book to cover the extraction techniques, biomedical applications, and the economic perspective of seaweed polysaccharides. It is an essential text for researchers and industry professionals looking to work with this renewable resource.- Provides comprehensive coverage of the research currently taking place in biomedical applications of algae biopolymers- Includes practical guidance on the isolation, extraction, and characterization of polysaccharides from sustainable marine sources- Covers the extraction techniques, biomedical applications, and economic outlook of seaweed polysaccharides

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Chapter 1

Introduction to Seaweed Polysaccharides

Jayachandran Venkatesan^*

Sukumaran Anil^**

Se-Kwon Kim^†
^* Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea
^** Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, AI-Kharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
^† Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea

Abstract

In the recent years, finding the biocompatible materials for biological and biomedical application is increasing ever. Seaweed from marine resources often consists of maximum amount of carbohydrates (polysaccharides). Alginate and fucoidan from brown algae, carrageenan from red algae, and ulvan from green algae are gaining considerable attentions for industrial application. To increase the value of these polysaccharides, recently, there has been increasing research on biological and biomedical application (tissue engineering and drug delivery). In the present chapter, we will discuss about the production of seaweed and polysaccharide usage in different applications.

Keywords

seaweed polysaccharides

alginate

fucoidan

carrageenan

ulvan

Introduction

Seaweed (Macroalgae) is a multicellular species, commonly subdivided into red, green, and blue algae due to their pigmentation according to phyla, rhodophyta, heterocontophyta, and chlorophyte. These seaweeds are widely utilized in food, medicine, fertilizer, and bioethanol (Horn, 2009) production. The chemical compositions of seaweeds are carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, lipids, and so on (Ito and Hori, 1989; Marinho-Soriano et al., 2006; Painter, 1983; Renn, 1997; Schiener et al., 2015).

Production of Seaweeds