Dear all,
I am just reading about a new trend in food sector i.e. developing hydrogels. Literature showed uses of hydrogels in food packaging and bioactive molecule delivery or their carrier in matrix.
I am eager to know are hydrogels really so important? Why they are being so emphasized if hydrogels have applications in two areas of food only? How are they better than conventional means of packaging and drug/bioactive component delivery? Do they have potential to affect food industry of a developing country significantly? What can be other potential applications of hydrogels besides packaging and bioactive component delivery?
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Mamta Thakur
Dear Mamta Thakur, I think obviously yes, since they are used as matrices for drugs (edible). Please check the following files. My Regards
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01052
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym4020997
Dear Mamta Thakur, no one can neglect the importance of hydrogels in food processing and packaging. Please find the following documents which Witness on that. My Regards
https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.10274
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2013.07.006
10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2013.06.046
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280567078_Classification_Processing_and_Application_of_Hydrogels_A_Review
Mamta Thakur Hydrogels are often made of a scaffold biodegradable molecule and water. Due to the biocompatible nature of these materials, they are widely used in the pharmaceutical sector for sustained drug release. Recently, food industry has been actively developing these due to their tunable nature, biodegradability, versatile stiffness and biocompatibility. Hydrogels as food packaging material is environment-friendly and non-toxic, and therefore a suitable alternative.
Dear BOUAZIZ and Nabodita, I totally agree with you that hydrogels have huge potential in food packaging and bioactive component delivery. But I want to know can hydrogels be used in other food areas like food additives?
And biggest question is that can they be directly incorporated in food systems (like milk, fruit juice, or beverages, etc.) for their effective and enhanced usages?
Dear Mamta Thakur, I think obviously yes, since they are used as matrices for drugs (edible). Please check the following files. My Regards
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01052
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym4020997
Hi;
Hydrogels derive their versatility from the fact that their basic ingredients can be adjusted or formulated to provide varying degrees of stiffness and porosity. In the medical field, for example, some hydrogels are used as dressings to keep wounds moist and clean, while other formulations are used inside the body as sustained drug delivery systems. Hydrogels are also used in the food sector, often as thickeners. For more details please see the attached files.
With my best regards
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