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Abstract

In order to increase their sustainability, antimicrobial renewable molecules are fundamental additions to consumer goods. Rosmarinic acid is extracted from several terrestrial plants and represents an effective anti-microbial agent. Ulvan, extracted from algae, is an anti-microbial polysaccharide. The present review is dedicated to discussing the sources and the extraction methodologies for obtaining rosmarinic acid and ulvan. Moreover, the preparation of bioanosystems, integrating the two molecules with organic or inorganic substrates, are reviewed as methodologies to increase their effectiveness and stability. Finally, the possibility of preparing functional biomaterials and anti-microbial final products is discussed, considering scientific literature. The performed analysis indicated that the production of both molecules is not yet performed with mature industrial technologies. Nevertheless, both molecules could potentially be used in the packaging, biomedical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, sanitary and personal care sectors, despite some research being required for developing functional materials with specific properties to pave the way for many more applications.

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Title
Rosmarinic Acid and Ulvan from Terrestrial and Marine Sources in Anti-Microbial Bionanosystems and Biomaterials
Author
Coiai, Serena 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Campanella, Beatrice 1 ; Paulert, Roberta 2 ; Cicogna, Francesca 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bramanti, Emilia 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lazzeri, Andrea 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Pistelli, Laura 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Maria-Beatrice Coltelli 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organo Metallici (CNR-ICCOM), SS Pisa, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy; [email protected] (S.C.); [email protected] (B.C.); [email protected] (F.C.); [email protected] (E.B.) 
 Department of Agronomic Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, Palotina 950-000, Brazil; [email protected] 
 Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Via Diotisalvi 2, 56122 Pisa, Italy; [email protected] 
 Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy; [email protected] 
First page
9249
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20763417
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2580955974
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.