Seaweed Polysaccharides: Innovations in Isolation, Characterization, Chemical Modification and Processing

Dear Colleagues,

Seaweed biomass has been used for centuries, primarily in the food sector. In recent years, it has gained increasing attention as a renewable feedstock for producing high-value and sustainable products. Polysaccharides are among the major components that can be extracted from marine algae. These seaweed polysaccharides (SWPSs) are uniquely different from plant-based polysaccharides like cellulose and starch. They are highly diverse in both their molecular structure and range of applications, spanning from compounds with high pharmaceutical activities and nutritional value to the preparation of innovative biomaterials and bioplastics.

This Special Issue is dedicated to innovations in the area of SWPSs, with a special focus on the following aspects: (i) new methods for the extraction of SWPSs from algae biomass, (ii) advanced fractionation and characterization of SWPSs as well as structure–property–relationship studies, (iii) chemical modification of SWPSs into functional derivatives, (iv) conversion of SWPS biomass into low-molecular-weight building block chemicals, (v) fabrication of SWPS-based biomaterials, and (vi) application studies focused on SWPSs and SWPS-based derivatives and materials. Researchers are invited to submit original work and review articles that illustrate recent advances in SWPS research.

Dr. Martin Gericke
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polysaccharides is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

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• seaweeds
• algae
• characterization
• extraction
• polysaccharide derivatives
• bioactive compounds
• bioplastics
• biomaterials