RT Journal Article
T1 Carrageenan: drug delivery systems and other biomedical applications
A1 Pacheco Quito, Edisson Mauricio
A1 Ruiz Caro, Roberto
A1 Veiga Ochoa, María Dolores
AB Marine resources are today a renewable source of various compounds, such as polysaccharides, that are used in the pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic, and food fields. In recent years, considerable attention has been focused on carrageenan-based biomaterials due to their multifunctional qualities, including biodegradability, biocompatibility, and non-toxicity, in addition to bioactive attributes, such as their antiviral, antibacterial, antihyperlipidemic, anticoagulant, antioxidant, antitumor, and immunomodulating properties. They have been applied in pharmaceutical formulations as both their bioactive and physicochemical properties make them suitable biomaterials for drug delivery, and recently for the development of tissue engineering. This article provides a review of recent research on the various types of carrageenan-based biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020-11-23
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109162
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109162
LA eng
NO Pacheco-Quito E-M, Ruiz-Caro R, Veiga M-D. Carrageenan: Drug Delivery Systems and Other Biomedical Applications. Mar Drugs. 2020 Nov 23;18(11):583. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18110583
NO Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España)
NO European Commission
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025