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alginate absorbs water quickly ,which makes it useful as an additive in dehydrated products such as alimming aids ,and in the manufacture of paper and textile ,it is also used for waterproofing fabric ,as a gelling agent ,and for thickening drinks ,ice cream and cosmetics .
alginate is used in various pharmaceutical preparation such as gaviscon ,bisodol ,and asilione ,alginate is used extensively as an impression -making material in dentistry ,prosthetics,lifecasting and occasionally for creating positives for small -scale casting ,it is also used in food industry ,for thickening soups and jellies.
calcium alginate is used in different types of medical products ,including burn Dressings ,that promote healing and can be removed with less pain than conventional dressing dressings .
also ,due to alginate's biocompatiability and simple gelation with divalent cations such as Ca2+,it is widely used for cell immobilization and encapsulation . alginic acid (alginate)is also used in culinary arts ,most notably in the Sphereification techniques of ferran adria .
due to its ability to absorb water quickly ,alginate can be changed through a lyophilization process to a new strcture that has the ability to expand ,it is used in the weight loss industry as an appetite suppressant.
in march ,2010 researchers at newcastle university announced that dietary alginates can reduce human fat uptake by more than 75%.