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Exploring Potential of Gellan Gum for Enhanced Oil Recovery

  • Iskander Gussenov,
  • Ramza Zh. Berzhanova,
  • Togzhan D. Mukasheva,
  • Gulnur S. Tatykhanova,
  • Bakyt A. Imanbayev,
  • Marat S. Sagyndikov and
  • Sarkyt E. Kudaibergenov

29 October 2023

Extensive laboratory and field tests have shown that the gelation response of gellan gum to saline water makes it a promising candidate for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The objective of this mini-review is to evaluate the applicability of gellan gum...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Gels for Oil Recovery)
  • Review
  • Open Access
62 Citations
6,564 Views
15 Pages

Gellan Gum in Wound Dressing Scaffolds

  • Zizo Feketshane,
  • Sibusiso Alven and
  • Blessing Atim Aderibigbe

30 September 2022

Several factors, such as bacterial infections, underlying conditions, malnutrition, obesity, ageing, and smoking are the most common issues that cause a delayed process of wound healing. Developing wound dressings that promote an accelerated wound he...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Applications)
  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,533 Views
11 Pages

This review examines the production of the microbial polysaccharide gellan, synthesized by Sphingomonas elodea, on dairy and plant-based processing coproducts. Gellan is a water-soluble gum that structurally exists as a tetrasaccharide comprised of 2...

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  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,253 Views
17 Pages

Influence of Reduced Molar Mass of Low-Acyl Gellan Gum on Weak Gel Formation and Rheological Properties

  • Nina G. Mikusheva,
  • Ivan M. Zorin,
  • Alexander S. Gubarev,
  • Alexandr V. Ievlev,
  • Olga V. Volina and
  • Nikolai V. Tsvetkov

27 May 2025

Reduced-molar-mass low-acyl gellan gum was obtained by the centrifugation of an aqueous solution of commercially available food-grade gellan gum. The derived sample was characterized by NMR, FTIR, ICPE, and viscometry methods. The characteristics wer...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Gels (2nd Edition))
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,877 Views
17 Pages

Gellan Gum-Montmorillonite Nanocomposites for Electrochromic Devices

  • Willian R. Caliman,
  • Franciani C. Sentanin,
  • Rodrigo C. Sabadini,
  • Rodrigo H. S. Garcia,
  • Tatiana Monaretto,
  • Luiz A. Colnago and
  • Agnieszka Pawlicka

3 February 2023

The present paper shows the results of nanocomposite polymer electrolytes (SPEs) of montmorillonite (MMT; Na+SYN-1) and gellan gum obtained by the solution casting method. The membrane samples were characterized by ATR-FTIR, time-domain nuclear magne...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Perspective Coatings for Optical Materials Modifications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,336 Views
16 Pages

13 December 2024

This study examines the hemocompatibility of gellan-gum-based hybrid hydrogels, with varying gellan-gum concentrations and constant sodium alginate and silk fibroin concentrations, respectively, in accordance with ISO 10993-4 standards. While previou...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Research on Alginate Hydrogels in Bioengineering Applications)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,821 Views
15 Pages

Nickel (Ni2+) Removal from Water Using Gellan Gum–Sand Mixture as a Filter Material

  • Thi Phuong An Tran,
  • Hoon Cho,
  • Gye-Chun Cho,
  • Jong-In Han and
  • Ilhan Chang

26 August 2021

Microbial biopolymers have been introduced as materials for soil treatment and ground improvement purposes because of their ability to enhance soil strength enhancement and to reduce hydraulic conductivity. Several studies in the field of environment...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Geotechnical Engineering Ⅱ)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,314 Views
11 Pages

Viscosity Analysis of Electron-Beam Degraded Gellan in Dilute Aqueous Solution

  • Fathi Elashhab,
  • Lobna Sheha,
  • Nada Elzawi and
  • Abdelsallam E. A. Youssef

30 September 2025

Gellan gum (Gellan), a versatile polysaccharide applied in gel formation and prebiotic formulations, is often processed to tailor its molecular properties. Previous studies employed gamma irradiation and chemical hydrolysis, though without addressing...

(This article belongs to the Section Theoretical and Computational Chemistry)
  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,206 Views
22 Pages

Exploring the Antioxidant Potential of Gellan and Guar Gums in Wound Healing

  • Gianina Dodi,
  • Rosina E. Sabau,
  • Bianca E.-B. Crețu and
  • Ioannis Gardikiotis

It is acknowledged that the presence of antioxidants boosts the wound-healing process. Many biopolymers have been explored over the years for their antioxidant potential in wound healing, but limited research has been performed on gum structures and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Study of Plant Compounds in Antioxidant Activity and Anticancer Activity)
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  • Open Access
43 Citations
6,114 Views
17 Pages

Gellan Gum-Based Hydrogel for the Transdermal Delivery of Nebivolol: Optimization and Evaluation

  • Anroop B. Nair,
  • Jigar Shah,
  • Bader M. Aljaeid,
  • Bandar E. Al-Dhubiab and
  • Shery Jacob

16 October 2019

Poor solubility and appreciable first-pass metabolism have limited the oral bioavailability of nebivolol. The objective of the current investigation was to design, formulate, and optimize a hydrogel-based transdermal system for nebivolol using factor...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pharmaceutical Polymers)
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  • Open Access
73 Citations
9,516 Views
12 Pages

17 January 2019

The effect of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) oxidation on the physicochemical, gelation and antimicrobial properties of gellan gum was studied. The oxidized gellan gum (OGG) was characterized by measuring the carboxyl/carbonyl group contents, Fourier trans...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
7,512 Views
12 Pages

18 October 2013

The formation of polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) wool fibers formed by dipping chitosan or gellan gum-treated wool fibers into biopolymer solutions of opposite charge is reported. Treating wool fibers with chitosan (CH) and gellan gum (GG) solutions co...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,568 Views
15 Pages

Gellan Gum Enhances the Quality of Egg-Based Yoghurt by Changing the Water Phase Distribution and Improving the Gel Texture

  • Yuanyuan Zhang,
  • Jianwei Zang,
  • Shutong Liu,
  • Bingxu Yan,
  • Daobang Tang,
  • Jiguang Chen,
  • Dongwen Li,
  • Dayong Peng,
  • Zebo Liu and
  • Zhongping Yin

17 January 2025

Egg-based yoghurt (EBY) is a novel yoghurt fermented by lactic acid bacteria with high nutritional and health values, serving as a potential alternative to milk-based yoghurt. However, the hardness, adhesiveness, and water-holding capacity of egg-bas...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,043 Views
24 Pages

A Natural Carbon Encapsulated in Gellan-Based Hydrogel Particles Designed for Environmental Challenges

  • Camelia-Elena Tincu (Iurciuc),
  • Mihaela Hamcerencu,
  • Marius Sebastian Secula,
  • Corneliu Sergiu Stan,
  • Cristina Albu,
  • Marcel Popa and
  • Irina Volf

5 November 2024

This article reports the obtention of a new gellan-based hydrogel linked with Fe3+ and loaded with a natural micro/nanostructured carbon designed as a contaminant’s removal from wastewater. Hydrogels are known for their water-retaining properti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Eco-Friendly Gels for Adsorption)
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  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,747 Views
15 Pages

Addition of High Acyl Gellan Gum to Low Acyl Gellan Gum Enables the Blends 3D Bioprintable

  • Ashwini Rahul Akkineni,
  • Bilge Sen Elci,
  • Anja Lode and
  • Michael Gelinsky

23 March 2022

Long-term stability of gellan gum (GG) at physiological conditions is expected, as very low concentration of divalent ions are required for crosslinking, as compared to alginate—which is extensively used for tissue engineering (TE) applications...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers in Gel Materials)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,096 Views
22 Pages

Honey, Gellan Gum, and Hyaluronic Acid as Therapeutic Approaches for Skin Regeneration

  • Patrícia Sousa,
  • Alicia Moreira,
  • Bruna Lopes,
  • Ana Catarina Sousa,
  • André Coelho,
  • Alexandra Rêma,
  • Maria Balça,
  • Luís Atayde,
  • Carla Mendonça and
  • Ana Colette Maurício
  • + 8 authors

Background/Objectives: Chronic wounds pose a significant health concern, with their prevalence increasing due to various etiologies. The global aging population further contributes to this rise, placing a substantial burden on healthcare systems in d...

(This article belongs to the Topic Current Challenges and Advances in Skin Repair and Regeneration)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,162 Views
12 Pages

Tribological and Rheological Properties of Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Gellan Gum Composite Hydrogels

  • Yang Feng,
  • Shao-Cong Dai,
  • Khoon Lim,
  • Yogambha Ramaswamy and
  • Ahmad Jabbarzadeh

14 September 2022

Polymeric poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-based composite hydrogels are promising materials with various biomedical applications. However, their mechanical and tribological properties should be tailored for such applications. In this study, we report the f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in the Mechanical Behavior of Polymeric Materials)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,220 Views
18 Pages

Application of Gellan Hydrogel and Kaz-6 in Wheat Seed Coating for Improved Productivity and Environmental Resilience

  • Bagila Tursynova,
  • Tolganay Zharkynbek,
  • Rauash Mangazbayeva,
  • Nurzhan Mukhamadiyev,
  • Raushan Koizhaiganova,
  • Gulnaz Mengdibayeva,
  • Assel Ten,
  • Bayana Yermukhambetova,
  • Grigoriy Mun and
  • Valentina Yu

14 May 2025

Drought is a major environmental constraint that negatively affects crop germination, seedling establishment, and overall yield. This study presents a sustainable approach to improving wheat productivity under water-deficit conditions through the app...

(This article belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
12,543 Views
16 Pages

Highly Concentrated Alginate-Gellan Gum Composites for 3D Plotting of Complex Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

  • Ashwini Rahul Akkineni,
  • Tilman Ahlfeld,
  • Alexander Funk,
  • Anja Waske,
  • Anja Lode and
  • Michael Gelinsky

26 April 2016

In tissue engineering, additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have brought considerable progress as they allow the fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) structures with defined architecture. 3D plotting is a versatile, extrusion-based AM technology...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymers Applied in Tissue Engineering)
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  • Open Access
143 Citations
13,853 Views
34 Pages

Ionotropic Gelation and Chemical Crosslinking as Methods for Fabrication of Modified-Release Gellan Gum-Based Drug Delivery Systems

  • Piotr Gadziński,
  • Anna Froelich,
  • Barbara Jadach,
  • Monika Wojtyłko,
  • Adam Tatarek,
  • Antoni Białek,
  • Julia Krysztofiak,
  • Michał Gackowski,
  • Filip Otto and
  • Tomasz Osmałek

Hydrogels have a tridimensional structure. They have the ability to absorb a significant amount of water or other natural or simulated fluids that cause their swelling albeit without losing their structure. Their properties can be exploited for encap...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Strategies for Enhancing the Bioavailability of Poorly Soluble Drugs)
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  • Open Access
734 Views
18 Pages

Polysaccharide-based films are widely studied as topical systems due to their biocompatibility and tunable structural properties. In this study, composite films based on agar–chitosan (A-series) and gellan–chitosan (G-series) were develop...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Chitosan-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications: Derivatives and Composites)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
781 Views
21 Pages

Mucoadhesive Chitosan–Gellan Gum Nanoparticles for Rifampicin Delivery: Taguchi Optimization and In Vitro Release Behavior

  • Siu-Yin Cheung,
  • Aldana Galiyeva,
  • Yerkeblan Tazhbayev,
  • Tolkyn Zhumagaliyeva,
  • Yuliia Bardadym and
  • Vladimir Aseyev

Background/Objectives: Tuberculosis treatment remains challenging due to the limited stability and side effects of conventional rifampicin formulations. This study aimed to synthesize and optimize mucoadhesive chitosan–gellan gum nanoparticles...

(This article belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
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  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,609 Views
22 Pages

Gellan Gum/Alginate Microparticles as Drug Delivery Vehicles: DOE Production Optimization and Drug Delivery

  • Henrique Carrêlo,
  • Maria Teresa Cidade,
  • João Paulo Borges and
  • Paula Soares

19 July 2023

Gellan gum is a biocompatible and easily accessible polysaccharide with excellent properties to produce microparticles as drug delivery systems. However, the production methods often fail in reproducibility, compromising the translational potential o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,165 Views
14 Pages

16 November 2025

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the most important tropical fruits; however, its limited postharvest shelf life restricts its commercial distribution. This study aimed to assess the influence of edible coatings formulated with high-acyl gellan...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Food Technology: Bioactive Films and Coatings for Food Packaging)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,074 Views
24 Pages

Effect of Gellan Gum on the Properties of Collagen-HPMC Freeze-Dried Hydrogels for Mucosal Administration

  • Ioana Luca,
  • Mădălina Georgiana Albu Kaya,
  • Raluca Țuțuianu,
  • Cristina Elena Dinu-Pîrvu,
  • Maria Minodora Marin,
  • Lăcrămioara Popa,
  • Irina Titorencu,
  • Valentina Anuța and
  • Mihaela Violeta Ghica

2 October 2025

Mucosal drug delivery is gaining attention for its ability to provide localized treatment with reduced systemic side effects. The vaginal route has been proven effective for managing gynecological conditions, though it poses certain limitations. Biop...

(This article belongs to the Section Gel Processing and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,946 Views
16 Pages

The growing interest in probiotic bacteria within the food industry is driven by their recognized health benefits for consumers. However, preserving their therapeutic viability and stability during gastrointestinal transit remains a formidable challe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Biocomposite Materials for Regenerative Medicine and Biomedical Applications)
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  • Open Access
125 Citations
16,070 Views
16 Pages

Preparation and Characterization of Novel Gellan Gum Hydrogels Suitable for Modified Drug Release

  • Pietro Matricardi,
  • Claudia Cencetti,
  • Roberto Ria,
  • Franco Alhaique and
  • Tommasina Coviello

3 September 2009

Innovative hydrogels obtained by physical and chemical crosslinking of deacylated Gellan gum have been characterized in terms of water uptake, rheological properties and compressibility, and the behaviour of the tested materials, according to the typ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Macromolecules Applied to Pharmaceutics)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,001 Views
22 Pages

Ionotropic Gelation and Chemical Crosslinking as Tools to Obtain Gellan Gum-Based Beads with Mesalazine

  • Piotr Gadziński,
  • Agnieszka Skotnicka,
  • Natalia Lisiak,
  • Ewa Totoń,
  • Błażej Rubiś,
  • Ewa Florek,
  • Dariusz T. Mlynarczyk,
  • Mirosław Szybowicz,
  • Ewelina Nowak and
  • Tomasz Osmałek

Introduction: Many orally administered drugs are either unstable in the acidic environment of the stomach or cause moderate to severe side effects in the upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT). These limitations can reduce therapeutic efficacy, discourag...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Drug Delivery of Natural Active Principles: Focus on Topical and Oral Applications, 2nd Edition)
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  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,357 Views
15 Pages

30 October 2019

The growing market demand for plant raw materials with improved biological value promotes the extensive search for new elicitors and biostimulants. Gellan gum derivatives may enhance plant growth and development, but have never been used under stress...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Fascinating Story of Natural Polysaccharides in Glycosciences: From Extraction to Applications)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,486 Views
15 Pages

Dimethyl Fumarate-Loaded Gellan Gum Hydrogels Can Reduce In Vitro Chemokine Expression in Oral Cells

  • Lei Wang,
  • Natalia dos Santos Sanches,
  • Layla Panahipour,
  • Atefe Imani,
  • Yili Yao,
  • Yan Zhang,
  • Lingli Li and
  • Reinhard Gruber

31 August 2024

Dimethyl fumarate (DMF), originally proposed to treat multiple sclerosis, is considered to have a spectrum of anti-inflammatory effects that effectively control periodontitis, mainly when applied with a hydrogel delivery system. Chemokine expression...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Science)
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  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,166 Views
18 Pages

Correlating Rheological Properties of a Gellan Gum-Based Bioink: A Study of the Impact of Cell Density

  • Annalisa Martorana,
  • Giovanna Pitarresi,
  • Fabio Salvatore Palumbo,
  • Giuseppe Barberi,
  • Calogero Fiorica and
  • Gaetano Giammona

30 April 2022

Here, for the production of a bioink-based gellan gum, an amino derivative of this polysaccharide was mixed with a mono-functionalized aldehyde polyethyleneglycol in order to improve viscoelastic macroscopic properties and the potential processabilit...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Applications)
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  • Open Access
15 Citations
7,737 Views
14 Pages

Generation of Gellan Gum-Based Adipose-Like Microtissues

  • Manuela E. L. Lago,
  • Lucília P. da Silva,
  • Catarina Henriques,
  • Andreia F. Carvalho,
  • Rui L. Reis and
  • Alexandra P. Marques

Adipose tissue is involved in many physiological processes. Therefore, the need for adipose tissue-like analogues either for soft tissue reconstruction or as in vitro testing platforms is undeniable. In this work, we explored the natural features of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioengineering Nano and Micro-Gels for Biomedical Applications)
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  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,893 Views
23 Pages

Novel Pullulan/Gellan Gum Bilayer Film as a Vehicle for Silibinin-Loaded Nanocapsules in the Topical Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis

  • Mailine Gehrcke,
  • Carolina Cristóvão Martins,
  • Taíne de Bastos Brum,
  • Lucas Saldanha da Rosa,
  • Cristiane Luchese,
  • Ethel Antunes Wilhelm,
  • Fabio Zovico Maxnuck Soares and
  • Letícia Cruz

In this study a novel gellan gum/pullulan bilayer film containing silibinin-loaded nanocapsules was developed for topical treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD). The bilayer films were produced by applying a pullulan layer on a gellan gum layer incorpor...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Local Drug Delivery System)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,309 Views
19 Pages

Improved Conductivity in Gellan Gum and Montmorillonite Nanocomposites Electrolytes

  • Willian Robert Caliman,
  • Franciani Cassia Sentanin,
  • Rodrigo Cesar Sabadini,
  • Jose Pedro Donoso,
  • Claudio Jose Magon and
  • Agnieszka Pawlicka

9 December 2022

Nanocomposite polymer electrolytes (NPEs) were obtained using gellan gum (GG) and 1 to 40 wt.% of montmorillonite (Na+SYN-1) clay. The NPEs were crosslinked with formaldehyde, plasticized with glycerol, and contained LiClO4. The samples were characte...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)
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  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,261 Views
17 Pages

Calcium-Silicate-Incorporated Gellan-Chitosan Induced Osteogenic Differentiation in Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

  • Krishnamurithy Genasan,
  • Mohammad Mehrali,
  • Tarini Veerappan,
  • Sepehr Talebian,
  • Murali Malliga Raman,
  • Simmrat Singh,
  • Sasikumar Swamiappan,
  • Mehdi Mehrali,
  • Tunku Kamarul and
  • Hanumantha Rao Balaji Raghavendran

22 September 2021

Gellan-chitosan (GC) incorporated with CS: 0% (GC-0 CS), 10% (GC-10 CS), 20% (GC-20 CS) or 40% (GC-40 CS) w/w was prepared using freeze-drying method to investigate its physicochemical, biocompatible, and osteoinductive properties in human bone-marro...

(This article belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,348 Views
16 Pages

Tannic Acid-Loaded Gellan Gum Hydrogels Reduce In Vitro Chemokine Expression in Oral Cells

  • Natália dos Santos Sanches,
  • Atefe Imani,
  • Lei Wang,
  • Otávio Augusto Pacheco Vitória,
  • Hannah Reinert,
  • Layla Panahipour,
  • Francisley Ávila Souza,
  • Idelmo Rangel Garcia Júnior and
  • Reinhard Gruber

Tannic acid (TA), a natural polyphenol with antiphlogistic and crosslinking properties, is a versatile component of hydrogel that can be delivered to inflammatory sites in oral applications. However, the impact of TA dampening an inflammatory respons...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Biotechnology to Dental Treatment)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,754 Views
16 Pages

15 April 2024

The oral cavity is constantly exposed to contact with an external environment. Pathogens can easily access and colonize it, causing a number of medical conditions that are usually accompanied by inflammation, which in turn require medical interventio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Gel Films)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,038 Views
12 Pages

11 March 2020

Freeze-dried gellan gum gels present great potential as delivery systems for biocompounds, such as vitamins, in food products. Here, we investigate the effect of modifying the gel pH—prior to the encapsulation process—on drying and releas...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Freeze-Drying Technology in Foods)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,522 Views
14 Pages

Preparation, Characterisation and Antibacterial Activity of Carvacrol Encapsulated in Gellan Gum Hydrogel

  • Adila Mohamad Jaafar,
  • Norafida Hasnu,
  • Zulkarnain Zainal,
  • Mas Jaffri Masarudin,
  • Mohd Mokrish Md. Ajat,
  • Min Min Aung and
  • Marwah Rayung

27 November 2021

Recently, the antibacterial properties of Carvacrol (Carv) have been significantly reported. However, due to the unstable properties of Carv under various environment conditions, research approaches tailored towards its widespread and efficient use i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Development of Bio-Based Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications)
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  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,136 Views
16 Pages

16 December 2022

In this study, an efficient mutagenesis and rapid screening method of high-yield gellan gum mutant by atmospheric and room temperature plasma (ARTP) treatment combined with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) was proposed. A NIRS model for the on-line...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Microbiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
10,936 Views
13 Pages

Immobilization of 1-[N-(M-Nitrobenzoyl)-α-D,L-Asparagyl]-2-Benzylbenzimidazole on Gellan

  • Marcel Popa,
  • Valeriu Şunel and
  • Lăcrămioara Bălăiţă Rusu

31 March 2003

This paper studies the dicyclohexylcarbodiimide activated coupling reaction through ester-type covalent bonds of an oxazolone derived from N-(m-nitrobenzoyl)-L-asparagic acid, ring opened with 2-benzylbenzimidazole, on gellan. Based on a centered, ro...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,806 Views
11 Pages

Composite Coatings of Gellan Gum and Inulin with Lactobacillus casei: Enhancing the Post-Harvest Quality of Guava

  • Rafael Emilio González-Cuello,
  • Leidy Mendoza-Nova,
  • Virginia Consuelo Rodriguez-Rodriguez,
  • Joaquín Hernández-Fernández and
  • Rodrigo Ortega-Toro

9 September 2024

Guava is a highly sought-after tropical fruit in the market due to its high content of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other phenolic compounds. However, due to its climacteric nature, it has a short post-harvest shelf life. The aim of this stu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Composite Materials from Natural and Synthetic Sources: Fabrication, Characterization and Practical Application, Volume II)
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  • Open Access
36 Citations
7,614 Views
14 Pages

2 June 2023

The excessive presence of single-use plastics is rapidly degrading our natural environment on a global scale due to their inherent resistance to decomposition. Wet wipes used for personal or household purposes contribute significantly to the accumula...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymer Microspheres—Current Development, Application and Future Challenges)
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  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,108 Views
21 Pages

Enhanced Loading Efficiency and Mucoadhesion Properties of Gellan Gum Thin Films by Complexation with Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin

  • Alessandra Adrover,
  • Laura di Muzio,
  • Jordan Trilli,
  • Chiara Brandelli,
  • Patrizia Paolicelli,
  • Stefania Petralito and
  • Maria Antonietta Casadei

Polymeric oral thin films (OTFs) were prepared by the casting method, combining gellan gum (GG), a water-soluble polysaccharide, and glycerol (Gly) as a plasticizing agent. GG-Gly films were investigated as potential systems for buccal drug delivery...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymeric Thin Films as an Emerging Formulation Approach for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications)
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  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,266 Views
37 Pages

Albumin-Based Hydrogel Films Covalently Cross-Linked with Oxidized Gellan with Encapsulated Curcumin for Biomedical Applications

  • Camelia Elena Tincu (Iurciuc),
  • Oana Maria Daraba,
  • Christine Jérôme,
  • Marcel Popa and
  • Lăcrămioara Ochiuz

8 June 2024

Bovine serum albumin (BSA) hydrogels are non-immunogenic, low-cost, biocompatible, and biodegradable. In order to avoid toxic cross-linking agents, gellan was oxidized with NaIO4 to obtain new functional groups like dialdehydes for protein-based hydr...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Networks and Gels)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,604 Views
16 Pages

22 September 2022

This study targets the synthesis of novel semi-interpenetrating networks and amphiphilic conetworks, where hydrophilic soft matter (Gellan Gum, GG) was combined with hydrophobic rigid poly(styrene), PSt. To achieve that, GG was chemically modified wi...

(This article belongs to the Section Gel Chemistry and Physics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
87 Citations
15,517 Views
24 Pages

6 March 2024

Gellan gum (GG) is a linear, negatively charged exopolysaccharide that is biodegradable and non-toxic. When metallic ions are present, a hard and transparent gel is produced, which remains stable at a low pH. It exhibits high water solubility, can be...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,257 Views
12 Pages

Design of Hybrid Gels Based on Gellan-Cholesterol Derivative and P90G Liposomes for Drug Depot Applications

  • Nicole Zoratto,
  • Francesca Romana Palmieri,
  • Claudia Cencetti,
  • Elita Montanari,
  • Chiara Di Meo,
  • Maria Letizia Manca,
  • Maria Manconi and
  • Pietro Matricardi

8 May 2017

Gels are extensively studied in the drug delivery field because of their potential benefits in therapeutics. Depot gel systems fall in this area, and the interest in their development has been focused on long-lasting, biocompatible, and resorbable de...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Micro- and Nanogels)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,363 Views
19 Pages

Specific Six-Transmembrane Epithelial Antigen of the Prostate 1 Capture with Gellan Gum Microspheres: Design, Optimization and Integration

  • João Batista-Silva,
  • Diana Gomes,
  • Jorge Barroca-Ferreira,
  • Eugénia Gallardo,
  • Ângela Sousa and
  • Luís A. Passarinha

18 January 2023

This work demonstrates the potential of calcium- and nickel-crosslinked Gellan Gum (GG) microspheres to capture the Six-Transmembrane Epithelial Antigen of the Prostate 1 (STEAP1) directly from complex Komagataella pastoris mini-bioreactor lysates in...

(This article belongs to the Section Macromolecules)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,492 Views
18 Pages

Preparation and Characterization of Gold Nanorods Coated with Gellan Gum and Lipoic Acid

  • Paola Varvarà,
  • Luigi Tranchina,
  • Gennara Cavallaro and
  • Mariano Licciardi

24 November 2020

Gold nanorods (AuNRs) can combine therapeutic hyperthermia with diagnostic features, representing a smart choice to address personalized cancer treatments. In this regard, a crucial quest is the selection of the right biocompatible coating agent able...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles)

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