Open AccessHydrogels Made up of Natural Gums Based on Polysaccharides for Applications in Biomedicine: Brief Review
Author(s) -
Jazmín E. Gutierrez-Reyes,
Martín CalderaVillalobos,
Juan J. BecerraRodríguez,
Denis A. CabreraMunguía,
Jesús A. Claudio-Rizo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
asian journal of applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-883X
DOI - 10.38177/ajast.2022.6118
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , biocompatibility , guar gum , polysaccharide , gum arabic , biomedicine , xanthan gum , nanotechnology , natural polymers , chemistry , materials science , polymer science , polymer , rheology , organic chemistry , biochemistry , composite material , biology , genetics
Natural gums based on polysaccharides such as guar gum, gum arabic and xanthan gum possess structure and properties that have been used for various applications in pharmaceutical, food and biomedicine. Due to their high presence of hydroxyl and/or carboxylate groups in their glycosidic skeletons, they can retain water molecules, forming matrices in the hydrogel state. These hydrogels have high biocompatibility that has been exploited in the biomedical field in strategies as controlled release of therapeutic agents, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and modulation of cell growth. The objective of this review is to detail the chemical characteristics of natural gums and their use for the design of different hydrogel systems for applications in biomedicine.