
Casein-based hydrogels: A mini-review
2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 314; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.126063
ISSN1873-7072
AutoresLuís Gustavo Lima Nascimento, Federico Casanova, Naaman Francisco Nogueira Silva, Álvaro Vianna Novaes de Carvalho Teixeira, Antônio Fernandes de Carvalho,
Tópico(s)Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
ResumoCasein-based hydrogels are biocompatible, biodegradable, renewable, easy to obtain, inexpensive, and non-toxic. They exist in different physicochemical states, e.g. particle hydrogels, which can be dived in suspensions or emulsions and macro hydrogels that are gel colloid type. These biomaterials have drawn increasing attention in recent years due to their abilities to form networks of different tensile strengths and to encapsulate, protect and release biomolecules. This mini-review outlines the recent advances in casein-based hydrogel research and the uses of casein-based hydrogels as drug delivery system for both hydrophobic and hydrophilic molecules. The food and biomedical potential along with possible future uses of the casein-based hydrogels are discussed throughout the document.
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