School of Chemistry, Damghan University, Damghan, Iran.
Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB), National Research Council (CNR), Naples, Italy; Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Technology in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Carbohydr Polym. 2019 May 15;212:450-467. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.02.076. Epub 2019 Feb 21.
Natural polymers have distinct advantages over synthetic polymers because of their abundance, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Tragacanth gum, an anionic polysaccharide, is a natural polymer which is derived from renewable sources. As a biomaterial, tragacanth gum has been used in industrial settings such as food packaging and water treatment, as well as in the biomedical field as drug carriers and for wound healing purposes. The present review provides an overview on the state-of-the-art in the field of tragacanth gum applications. The structure, properties, cytotoxicity, and degradability as well as the recent advances in industrial and biomedical applications of tragacanth gum are reviewed to offer a backdrop for future research.
天然聚合物由于其丰富、生物相容性和可生物降解性，具有明显优于合成聚合物的优势。黄蓍胶是一种阴离子多糖，是一种源自可再生资源的天然聚合物。作为一种生物材料，黄蓍胶已被用于食品包装和水处理等工业领域，以及药物载体和伤口愈合等生物医学领域。本综述概述了黄蓍胶应用领域的最新进展。综述了黄蓍胶的结构、性能、细胞毒性和可降解性以及在工业和生物医学应用方面的最新进展，为未来的研究提供了背景。
