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SODIUM ALGINATE: A PROMISING NATURAL POLYSACCHARIDE
Ruchi Gaikwad* and Sarika Shrivastava
ABSTRACT
Alginates are natural derived biomaterials having various properties and applications for drug delivery. Here sodium alginate is also known as “gummy worm” polymer. Which is a natural polysaccharide and hydrophilic in nature grown in cold water regions. It is obtained from extracted product of kelp and brown seaweed, soluble in hot water when agitate it thickens and bind and less soluble in cold water. Alginic acid and the calcium, sodium salts are mainly non-toxic, biocompatible. By incorporating calcium the Alginate produces gel without any heat. Therefore it is widely used with calcium salts to produce spheres of round or oval shape with liquid inside that burst in Keywords: Alginates, biomaterial, drug delivery, biopolymer, hydrogel, natural polysaccharides. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |