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.
【저자키워드】 drug delivery, carrageenan, biological activity, marine polysaccharide, 【초록키워드】 Antiviral, antioxidant, Research, resource, compounds, Anticoagulant, tissue, polysaccharides, attributes, immunomodulating, cosmetic, biodegradability, addition, applied, provide, multifunctional, physicochemical property, 【제목키워드】 drug, delivery, application, Other, System,