Table 1.

Application areas of alginate and its specific uses.

Area	Specific Use	Reference
Biotechnology, bioengineering, biomedicine, and clinical	Dressings for wounds and burns	[6,7]
	Heavy metal chelator	[8,9]
	Scaffolding in tissue engineering	[10,11,12,13]
	Controlled release	[14,15]
	3D bio-printing	[16,17]
	Prosthesis, dental molds and impression materials	[18,19,20,21]
	Immobilization of enzymes and cells	[2,22]
Pharmaceutical industry	Food supplements	[23]
	Treatment for gastric reflux	[24,25]
	Cancer therapy	[26,27]
Chemical, textile, packaging and construction industry	Cosmetics	[28,29]
	Textile inks	[30,31]
	Detergents	[32]
	Adhesives	[33,34]
	Welding	[35,36,37]
	Building insulation	[38]
	Biodegradable packaging	[39]
Food and drinks	Ice cream production	[40,41]
	Binder and thickener	[42,43]
	Beer foam stabilizer	[44,45]
	Confectionery and gastronomy in general	[46,47]
Aquaculture	Binder for food	[48,49]
Paper industry	Thickener	[39]
Arts and crafts	Taxidermy molds	[44,50]
Leisure industry	Protective masks	[51,52]