If those small molecules are sugars, the polymer is called a polysaccharide. Sodium alginate is a polysaccharide found in brown seaweed. It consists of long chains of tiny clusters of sugars. On a ...

In the field of biomedical nanotechnology, chitosan and alginate —both naturally derived biopolymers — have garnered significant attention due to their ...

In water, jelly bombs release a goo made from sodium alginate, which comes from a mineral-rich seaweed. LUSH's factory in Poole has around 800 members of staff. They made over 50 million items ...