April 24, 2025
Sodium Alginate: A Versatile Biopolymer with Expanding Applications and Research Frontiers
Introduction to Sodium Alginate: A Natural Polymer with Unique Properties Sodium alginate is a linear, anionic polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of brown seaweed, primarily species such as Laminaria hyperborea, Macrocystis pyrifera, and Ascophyllum nodosum. Chemically, it consists of two uronic acid monomers: β-D-mannuronic acid (M) and α-L-guluronic acid (G), arranged in varying block…
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