Synthesis and Applications of Polysaccharides from Natural Resources
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Sustainable Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 53
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polysaccharide; antioxidant; chitosan; calcium oxalate
Interests: marine glycoscience; marine natural products; bioactive polysaccharides; fucoidan; alginate; chitosan; antioxidant activity
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Dear Colleagues,
Polymers are widely used in various applications related to human health, including combating oxidative stress, antifungal and antibacterial activities, wound treatment scaffolds, and nanoparticles for drug delivery. Polysaccharides from natural resources stand out within this group as renewable sources of biomolecules capable of performing the above functions, offering properties such as low toxicity, high biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Moreover, these polymers can be synthesized, speeding up their availability and increasing their potential significance, and modified, granting them new properties and further enhancing their potential. The versatility and sustainability of polysaccharides from natural resources grant them a prominent role in research focused on discovering new molecules through green technologies, as well as in the development of materials which are both functional and environmentally responsible.
Prof. Dr. Moacir Fernandes Queiroz
Prof. Dr. Hugo Alexandre Oliveira Rocha
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- oxidative stress
- antibacterial activities
- antifungal activities
- drug delivery
- scaffold
- biomolecules
- natural resources
- nanoparticles
- proteins
- polysaccharides
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