Study of the potential use of the invasive marine algae Undaria pinnatifida in the preliminary development of a functional textile

MARTÍNEZ MARÍA ALEJANDRA; BECHERUCCI MARIA EUGENIA

JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL TEXTILES

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC

Lugar: Thousand Oaks, California.; Año: 2020 vol. 0 p. 1 - 15

1528-0837

Seaweeds are considered to be an important source of relevant chemical substances or bioactive compounds of great usefulness in the medical, cosmetic, pharmaceutical or food industry. Recently, some seaweed had been used to produce or incorporate in fibers in order to manufacture technical textiles in which functional ingredient of the seaweed are exploited in the health and body care area. The brown seaweed Undaria pinnatifida (Undaria) has an important nutritive value being consumed as food in several Asian countries. As well Undaria is required in cosmetic or dermatology medicine given the presence of other bioactive chemical substances known as phycocolloids. The objective of this study was to explore the potential use of Undaria in a preliminary development of a functional textile. A soft bilaminate textile with a high crease recovery and an efficient release of mucilage, was achieved using a fine dust (particle of