Carbohydrate PolymersPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-07-29DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.123953
Sanjay Ch, Sri Ganga Padaga, Balaram Ghosh, Sanhita Roy, Swati Biswas
{"title":"Corrigendum to \"Chitosan-poly(lactide-CO-glycolide)/poloxamer mixed micelles as a mucoadhesive thermo-responsive moxifloxacin eye drop to improve treatment efficacy in bacterial keratitis\" [Carbohydrate Polymers 312 (2023) 120822].","authors":"Sanjay Ch, Sri Ganga Padaga, Balaram Ghosh, Sanhita Roy, Swati Biswas","doi":"10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.123953","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.123953","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":261,"journal":{"name":"Carbohydrate Polymers","volume":"367 ","pages":"123953"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144858732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhen Dai , Xuan Wang , Shiqi Ma , Tizazu Yirga Bereka , Huang Zhang , Chifang Peng , Xueming Xu , Dan Xu
{"title":"Interactions with common proteins affect the retrogradation behavior of cassava and rice starches: Insights from micromorphology and multi-scale structural changes","authors":"Zhen Dai , Xuan Wang , Shiqi Ma , Tizazu Yirga Bereka , Huang Zhang , Chifang Peng , Xueming Xu , Dan Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124377","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124377","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aimed to comparatively investigated the effects of three common proteins (soybean glycinin (Gly), wheat glutenin (Glu) and whey protein isolate (WPI)) on the short-term and long-term retrogradation of cassava (CS) and rice starch (RS) in high-protein systems. And the potential inhibition mechanism and protein-starch interactions were also systematically explored. The addition of Gly and Glu significantly decreased the storage modulus (G′) of the retrograded gels and inhibited amylose reaggregation. Notably, Gly-starch gels showed the lowest G′ values after 3 days of storage. Relative to WPI and Glu, more hydrogen bonds formation between Gly and starch molecule significantly decreased the short-term and long-term orderliness of the CS and RS gels, particularly significantly decreased the gel hardness (from 4251.6 gf to 116.5 gf) and retrogradation enthalpy (from 3.58 to 0.43 J g<sup>−1</sup>) of the CS gels after 28 days of storage. Additionally, both Gly and Glu significantly enhanced water retention and suppressed water migration in CS and RS gels during long-term storage. In contrast, WPI promoted water molecule loss of CS gels and formed a dense three-dimensional network structure with smaller pores. In summary, Gly exhibited the strongest anti-retrogradation effect, especially for CS, with practical implications for developing high-protein functional foods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":261,"journal":{"name":"Carbohydrate Polymers","volume":"370 ","pages":"Article 124377"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145047296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Smart graft copolymer based on gellan and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide): Synthesis and studies on structure and thermal behavior","authors":"Stefania Racovita , Mihaela Iuliana Avadanei , Diana-Felicia Loghin , Melinda-Maria Bazarghideanu , Ana-Maria Macsim , Marcela Mihai , Stergios Pispas , Silvia Vasiliu","doi":"10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124369","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124369","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A smart graft copolymer based on a thermoresponsive synthetic polymer poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and gellan gum (GLL) was prepared using a two-step process. The first step involves the synthesis of PNIPAM <em>via</em> reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) and the second step consists in grafting of PNIPAM onto gellan <em>via</em> a direct “grafting to” approach. Elemental analysis, attenuated total-reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (<sup>1</sup>H NMR) spectroscopies confirm the chemical stucture of the graft copolymers. The degree of substitution (DS = 1.59) of the graft copolymer was determined using <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectroscopy and according to the calculations based on this value it was found that the grafting density is about one PNIPAM chain for every 24 gellan monomeric units. The thermoresponsive behavior of both PNIPAM and graft copolymer was highlighted by UV–Vis spectroscopy by determining the cloud point temperature (T<sub>CP, PNIPAM</sub> = 32.9 °C, T<sub>CP, graft copolymer</sub> = 35 °C). Self-assembly capacity and zeta potential of the graft copolymer in aqueous media were investigated in the different pH values by dynamic and electrophoretic light scattering. Also, the rheological properties of graft copolymer were studied. Thermogravimetry-Infrared spectroscopy-Mass spectrometry (TG-FTIR-MS) coupled analysis was used to study the thermal decomposition of gellan, PNIPAM and graft copolymer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":261,"journal":{"name":"Carbohydrate Polymers","volume":"370 ","pages":"Article 124369"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145047526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiajia Wu , Xinyi Yu , Lai Wei, Xuan Yuan, Dongcheng Li, Botao Liang, Chengcheng Li, Zhangchi Chen, Yanbin Lu
{"title":"Paramylon biorefinery from Euglena gracilis via recyclable aqueous two-phase system: A sustainable platform for high-content β-1,3-glucan production","authors":"Jiajia Wu , Xinyi Yu , Lai Wei, Xuan Yuan, Dongcheng Li, Botao Liang, Chengcheng Li, Zhangchi Chen, Yanbin Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124365","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124365","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Paramylon is a prospective, promising β-1,3-glucan source due to its diverse bioactive properties, sustainable production, and high yield. A green aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) composed of Triton X-100 (TX-100) and choline bitartrate (CBT) was established to extract paramylon. The process was optimized via single-factor experiments and response surface methodology. Optimized ATPS achieved a paramylon (marked as Pa-2) yield of 75.47 ± 0.46 % (dry weight) and content of 94.36 ± 0.22 %, surpassing conventional SDS + Na₂EDTA extraction (87.61 ± 0.41 %, marked as Pa-1). Crucially, TX-100 and CBT were recycled 5 times with recovery rates of 79.31 % and 85.73 %, respectively. Structural analyses confirmed the β-1,3-glucan identity for both extracts. GPC analysis revealed that the average molecular weight mass of Pa-1 and Pa-2 were 137,700 g/mol and 171,946 g/mol, respectively. Congo red and XRD analysis studies demonstrated that Pa-2 exhibited a more complete triple helix structure and an enhanced crystal structure compared to Pa-1. The aforementioned research demonstrated that ATPS-based TX-100/CBT can be employed to extract paramylon from <em>Euglena gracilis</em> as a green, sustainable, and efficient method.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":261,"journal":{"name":"Carbohydrate Polymers","volume":"370 ","pages":"Article 124365"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145047292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patrik Ahvenainen , Aleksi Zitting , Enriqueta Noriega Benitez , Ville Liljeström , Ryan M. Trevorah , Paavo Penttilä
{"title":"Effects of moisture imbibition on cellulose microfibril structures in paper and wood observed by in situ X-ray scattering","authors":"Patrik Ahvenainen , Aleksi Zitting , Enriqueta Noriega Benitez , Ville Liljeström , Ryan M. Trevorah , Paavo Penttilä","doi":"10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124362","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124362","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Absorption of liquid water is vital for many applications of cellulosic materials. However, studying the effects of water imbibition on the structure of hierarchical porous materials, such as paper and wood, is challenging. We used time-resolved synchrotron X-ray scattering to track water propagation and the associated nanostructural changes in paper and wood samples brought into contact with liquid water. The small-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering data were fitted, revealing systematic correlations between the nanostructural parameters and moisture content. The time-dependent behavior of the paper samples indicated two wetting fronts with different time constants, assigned to water within fiber walls and between fibers. Changes in the nanostructure were mostly linked to faster intra-fiber water, with characteristic time scale around 1 s. The changes in the wood samples were considerably slower, taking place in the scale of minutes, and more complex to observe due to the heterogeneity of the samples. Systematic differences in wetting behavior of wood samples were observed according to their orientation, origin and drying. Nevertheless, nanostructural changes generally coincided with water absorption. The results elucidate water transport in hierarchical cellulosic materials and highlight the potential of X-ray scattering methods for studying such dynamic phenomena.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":261,"journal":{"name":"Carbohydrate Polymers","volume":"370 ","pages":"Article 124362"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145047530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meng Jia , Rongrong Ma , Chang Liu , Xiaohua Pan , Jinling Zhan , Tianyi Yang , Yaoqi Tian
{"title":"Hydrothermal processing modulates thermal, rheological and starch digestive properties of cassava cells by altering the cell wall and starch structure","authors":"Meng Jia , Rongrong Ma , Chang Liu , Xiaohua Pan , Jinling Zhan , Tianyi Yang , Yaoqi Tian","doi":"10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124359","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124359","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cassava cells were subjected to different hydrothermal processing conditions to investigate the mechanisms by which processing variables affect cellular structure, rheological behavior, and starch digestibility of cassava cells. Enhanced hydrothermal conditions disrupted starch crystal structure and increased cell wall permeability. This resulted in a reduction in the rigid structure (G′) and an increase in the viscosity (G″) of cassava cell pastes. At low gelatinization degrees of intracellular starch (RC > 14 %), gel viscosity of cells originated primarily from the hydrophilicity of cell wall polysaccharides, whereas swollen gelatinized starch granules dominated viscosity development at higher gelatinization degrees. The presence of cell morphology after hydrothermal processing led to the separation of weakly adhered cell clusters under shear force, rather than individual cell rupture. Thermal properties of cassava cells correlated with the degree of cell wall damage and the residual crystalline structure of intracellular starch. Autoclaving induced starch molecular degradation and the loss of cell wall composition, enhancing solubility while reducing viscosity of cassava cell pastes. Both cell wall permeability and starch structure regulated the digestibility of intracellular starch in cassava cells. This study provides fundamental insights for optimizing hydrothermal processing parameters to engineer cassava cell flour foods with tailored functional properties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":261,"journal":{"name":"Carbohydrate Polymers","volume":"370 ","pages":"Article 124359"},"PeriodicalIF":12.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145027395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}