Gellan gum-based dermatological formulations

ALAIMO A; SAMANIEGO LOPEZ, C; DI SANTO MC; PEREZ OE

Gellan Gum as a Biomedical Polymer

Elsevier

Año: 2024;

Nowadays, the investigation of natural materials for the development of brand-new dermatological care is growing up. Those biomaterials must guarantee multiple functions providing an appropriate microenvironment by owning antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic activities as well as being biomimetic and biocompatible for skin tissue. In this sense, polysaccharide polymers, including gum gellan (GG), are good candidates for dermatological purposes due to their inherent biocompatibility properties. This chapter tries to be a timely and well-updated contribution on basic topics of skin medicine directed specially to practicing dermatologists and researchers to show them the medical advances and the latest applications of this polysaccharide in this area of knowledge. In this way, the current findings are expected to inspire the development of GG-based formulations for potential use in a near future in the cutaneous medicine for diagnosis and therapy