TY - JOUR
T1 - Antimicrobial gum bio-based nanocomposites and their industrial and biomedical applications
AU - Nazarzadeh Zare, Ehsan
AU - Makvandi, Pooyan
AU - Borzacchiello, Assunta
AU - Tay, Franklin R.
AU - Ashtari, Behnaz
AU - Padil, Vinod T.V.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge Dr G. A. Valencia from the Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil, and Dr T. J. Gutiérrez from Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina, for their helpful comments. V. V. T. Padil acknowledged the assistance provided by the Research Infrastructures Project Hybrid Materials for Hierarchical Structures (HyHi, Reg. No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000843), supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic and European Union – European Structural and Investment Funds in the frames of Operational Program Research, Development and Education.
Publisher Copyright:
This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Gum polysaccharides are derived from renewable sources. They are readily available, inexpensive, non-hazardous and eco-friendly. Depending upon the source, gums may be categorized as microbial gums, plant exudate gums or seed gums. Naturally occurring gum carbohydrates find multiple applications in the biomedical arena, compared with synthetic compounds, because of their unique structures and functionalities. Gums and their biocomposites are preferred for sustained drug delivery because they are safe and edible as well as more susceptible to biodegradation. The present review provides a state-of-the-art conspectus on the industrial and biomedical applications of antimicrobial gum-based biocomposites. Different kinds of gums polysaccharides will first be addressed based on their sources. Metal-, carbon- and organic-based nanostructures that are used in gum nanocomposites will then be reviewed with respect to their industrial and biomedical applications, to provide a backdrop for future research.
AB - Gum polysaccharides are derived from renewable sources. They are readily available, inexpensive, non-hazardous and eco-friendly. Depending upon the source, gums may be categorized as microbial gums, plant exudate gums or seed gums. Naturally occurring gum carbohydrates find multiple applications in the biomedical arena, compared with synthetic compounds, because of their unique structures and functionalities. Gums and their biocomposites are preferred for sustained drug delivery because they are safe and edible as well as more susceptible to biodegradation. The present review provides a state-of-the-art conspectus on the industrial and biomedical applications of antimicrobial gum-based biocomposites. Different kinds of gums polysaccharides will first be addressed based on their sources. Metal-, carbon- and organic-based nanostructures that are used in gum nanocomposites will then be reviewed with respect to their industrial and biomedical applications, to provide a backdrop for future research.
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U2 - 10.1039/c9cc08207g
DO - 10.1039/c9cc08207g
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31776528
AN - SCOPUS:85076328539
SN - 1359-7345
VL - 55
SP - 14871
EP - 14885
JO - Chemical Communications
JF - Chemical Communications
IS - 99
ER -
