Table 9.
Glucomannan-based materials, characterisation performed and future application prospects in various fields [236].
| Components | Potential Applications |
|---|---|
| Chitosan/Konjac glucomannan (KGM) | Membrane with superior dehydration |
| KGM/Chitosan | Food industry, biomaterial matrix, biomedical material |
| KGM/Ethyl cellulose | Films for food packaging |
| Glucomannan–Chitosan–Nisin | Active packaging material |
| KGM/Gellan gum | Food packaging material |
| KGM/Poly(acrylic acid) | Specific drug delivery |
| KGM/Polyacrylamide/Sodium xanthate | Hydrogels for drug delivery |
| KGM/poly(methacrylic acid) | Specific drug delivery |
| KGM/Polyvinyl alcohol | Pervaporation dehydration, food package film |
| KGM/Xanthan gum | Gels for delivery systems, specific drug delivery |
| KGM/Alginate/Chitosan | Controlled release |
| KGM/Carboxymethyl cellulose | Emulsion stabiliser |
| KGM/Curdian | Food films and coatings |
| KGM/Poly(aspartic acid) | Carrier for drug delivery |
| KGM/Cellulose | Separation |
| KGM/Whey protein | Edible food films |
| KGM/Sodium alginate | Food films |
| KGM/Gelatin | Specific drug delivery |
| KGM/Starch | Edible food films & coatings |
| KGM/Poly(diallydimethylammonium chloride) | Antibacterial in biomedicine |
| KGM/xanthan gum | Drug delivery |
| KGM-graft-Polyacrylamide-co-sodium xanthate | Flocculant |
| KGM | Coating |