From Seaweeds to Hydrogels: Recent Progress in Kappa-2 Carrageenans

From Seaweeds to Hydrogels: Recent Progress in Kappa-2 Carrageenans

Hybrid carrageenans, also called kappa-2 (K2) or weak kappa, are a class of sulfated polysaccharides with thermo-reversible gelling properties in water and are extracted from a specific family of red seaweeds. K2 are known in the industry for their texturizing properties which are intermediate betwe...

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Main Authors: Hiléia K. S. Souza, Wala Kraiem, Amine Ben Yahia, Adel Aschi, Loïc Hilliou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
hybrid carrageenan
kappa-2 carrageenan
polysaccharide
seaweed
hydrogel
rheology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/15/5387

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