Alginates: Recent Uses of This Natural Polymer (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781789856415)

Alginates are polysaccharides found in both the intercellular matrix of brown algae and extracellularly covering some species of bacteria. Alginate varies in composition of the algae from 20% to 60% dry matter, but on average brown algae species has 40% alginate. Alginate from brown algae occurs as gels containing sodium, calcium, strontium, magnesium, and barium ions. They are widely used by the food industry, giving foods texture properties such as thickening, adhesion, emulsification, gelling, or fullness. This book covers the latest uses of this phycocolloid in the pharmaceutical, medical, and technological fields, namely bioink for 3D bioprinting in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, and the application of artificial intelligence in modern healthcare systems.

Author: Miroslav Blumenberg
ISBN-10: 1789856418
ISBN-13: 9781789856415
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 02/05/2020
Pages: 152
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d