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

Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare; Pooyan Makvandi; Franklin R. Tay

doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.02.076

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

Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare, Pooyan Makvandi, Franklin R. Tay

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Abstract

Natural polymers have distinct advantages over synthetic polymers because of their abundance, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Tragacanth gum, an anionic polysaccharide, is a natural polymer which is derived from renewable sources. As a biomaterial, tragacanth gum has been used in industrial settings such as food packaging and water treatment, as well as in the biomedical field as drug carriers and for wound healing purposes. The present review provides an overview on the state-of-the-art in the field of tragacanth gum applications. The structure, properties, cytotoxicity, and degradability as well as the recent advances in industrial and biomedical applications of tragacanth gum are reviewed to offer a backdrop for future research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	450-467
Number of pages	18
Journal	Carbohydrate Polymers
Volume	212
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.02.076
State	Published - May 15 2019

Keywords

Biomedical applications
Biomedicine
Environmental
Green synthesis
Tragacanth gum

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Organic Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Materials Chemistry

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