ReviewPolymers2024
Microbial Polysaccharides as Functional Components of Packaging and Drug Delivery Applications.
Review in Polymers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Curdlan-Based Composites: Advances in Functionalization and Sustainable Food Packaging Applications.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
- Kefiran as a Multifunctional Biopolymer: Green Extraction, Structural Characterization and Application in Phenolic-Loaded Complex Coacervates.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Rheological Behavior, Filament Stability, and Microstructure of an Extrusion-Processable Kefiran-PG Formulation.Polymers · 2026Article
- Probiotic and Bioactive Compounds in Foods: From Antioxidant Properties to Gut Microbiota Modulation.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Revealing the therapeutic potential of bioactive exopolysaccharide (EPSS10) derived from Streptomyces sp. MAE.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Mechanistic insight into the frequency-dependent ultrasound-assisted extraction of Rosa laevigata Polysaccharides: Structure, antioxidant activity, and process optimization.Ultrasonics sonochemistry · 2025Article
- Biofunctional Polyvinyl Alcohol/Xanthan Gum/Gelatin Hydrogel Dressings Loaded with Curcumin: Antibacterial Properties and Cell Viability.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Construction Biotechnology: Integrating Bacterial Systems into Civil Engineering Practices.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Bacterial Cellulose for Scalable and Sustainable Bio-Gels in the Circular Economy.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
This review examines microbial polysaccharides' properties relevant to their use in packaging and pharmaceutical applications. Microbial polysaccharides are produced by enzymes found in the cell walls of microbes. Xanthan gum, curdlan gum, pullulan, and bacterial cellulose are high-molecular-weight substances consisting of sugar residues linked by glycoside bonds. These polysaccharides have linear or highly branched molecular structures. Packaging based on microbial polysaccharides is readily biodegradable and can be considered as a renewable energy source with the potential to reduce environmental impact. In addition, microbial polysaccharides have antioxidant and prebiotic properties. The physico-chemical properties of microbial polysaccharide-based films, including tensile strength and elongation at break, are also evaluated. These materials' potential as multifunctional packaging solutions in the food industry is demonstrated. In addition, their possible use in medicine as a drug delivery system is also considered.
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