TY - JOUR
T1 - Guar gum and its composites as potential materials for diverse applications
T2 - A review
AU - Sharma, Gaurav
AU - Sharma, Shweta
AU - Kumar, Amit
AU - Al-Muhtaseb, Ala'a H.
AU - Naushad, Mu
AU - Ghfar, Ayman A.
AU - Mola, Genene Tessema
AU - Stadler, Florian J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - Naturally occurring polymers are currently of prime importance among which polysaccharides occupies superior position due to their easy availability, eco- friendly and non-toxic nature. Guar gum, one of the naturally occurring polymer, is a galactomannan acquired by ground endosperm of Cyamopsis tetragonolobus or Cyamopsis psoraloides. It belongs to the family leguminosae. Presence of large number of hydroxyl groups increases its H- bonding ability when dissolved in water that enhance the viscosity and gelling properties of the guar gum solution. Based upon these properties, guar gum is used in several industries such as textile, food, petrochemical, mining and paper for varied applications. It is used as suspending, emulsifying, gelling and stabilising agent in the conventional dosage forms. Last few decades have marked the increase in development of various composites of guar gum that have intrinsic utilization in various fields. Immobilization of guar gum with the others not only enhances its properties but also enriches its utilization in numerous fields for diverse applications such as water purification, drug delivery, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries, etc. Guar gum derivatives are found to have therapeutic importance in certain physiological disorders also. In this review article, we have summarized various possible composites of guar gum and their most probable applications in different fields.
AB - Naturally occurring polymers are currently of prime importance among which polysaccharides occupies superior position due to their easy availability, eco- friendly and non-toxic nature. Guar gum, one of the naturally occurring polymer, is a galactomannan acquired by ground endosperm of Cyamopsis tetragonolobus or Cyamopsis psoraloides. It belongs to the family leguminosae. Presence of large number of hydroxyl groups increases its H- bonding ability when dissolved in water that enhance the viscosity and gelling properties of the guar gum solution. Based upon these properties, guar gum is used in several industries such as textile, food, petrochemical, mining and paper for varied applications. It is used as suspending, emulsifying, gelling and stabilising agent in the conventional dosage forms. Last few decades have marked the increase in development of various composites of guar gum that have intrinsic utilization in various fields. Immobilization of guar gum with the others not only enhances its properties but also enriches its utilization in numerous fields for diverse applications such as water purification, drug delivery, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries, etc. Guar gum derivatives are found to have therapeutic importance in certain physiological disorders also. In this review article, we have summarized various possible composites of guar gum and their most probable applications in different fields.
KW - Guar gum
KW - Hydrogel
KW - Nanocomposite
KW - Non- toxic
KW - Polysaccharide
KW - Viscosity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.07.053
DO - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.07.053
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30143160
AN - SCOPUS:85050218982
SN - 0144-8617
VL - 199
SP - 534
EP - 545
JO - Carbohydrate Polymers
JF - Carbohydrate Polymers
ER -