From biosynthesis to food market translation of pullulan: AI-assisted production, structure-property-function interplay, regulatory perspectives, and commercialization - Muhammad Wajid Ullah; Su Sun; Zainab Jamil; Omar Mohammad Atta; Lili Zhang; Maleeha Azhar; Hidayat Ullah; Faryal Taimour; Mazhar Ul-Islam; Sehrish Manan; Yimin Fan; Zhiguo Wang (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Cellulose-based nanohybrids enabling flame retardancy with mechanical reinforcement in poly(lactide) composites - Muhammad Ali; Jung-Woo Park; Jae-Woo Kim; Young-Soo Seo (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Alginate-based biomaterials as versatile carriers for biomedical applications - Safaa Adim; Muhammad Faisal Afridi; Salwa El Baakili; Ahmed Fatimi; Latifa Bouissane (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Structure–network–function engineering of carrageenan edible film for food packaging: A comprehensive review of blend design, nanocomposite architectures and active/intelligent application performance - Fatima Shehzadi; Hafiz Muhammad Jawad Saleem; Gholamreza Abdi (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Elucidating the metabolic network and pH-dependent biosynthesis of bioactive exopolysaccharides XY1-EPS in Bacillus smithii - Nan Zhao; Xinyue Fan; Muhammad Naveed Sheas; Ting Yu; Fujie Yan (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Impact of drying temperature-induced protein conformational changes on the regulation of intermolecular interactions and gelation in pea starch-Spirulina composite gel - Kerui Su; Bingyu Shi; Anqi Zhao; Beixiao Zhang; Zhihao Fan; Muhammad Usman; Qi Wang; Xuejing Duan; Hanyu Dong; Ayesha Shahid; Jingliang Xu (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

A pullulan-based bilayer film for buccal delivery of a GLP-1 peptide analogue - Sandeep Karki; Sahil Malhotra; Muhammad Ijaz; Nicolas Rollet; Eoin D. O'Cearbhaill; Estela Bini; David J. Brayden (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Electrospinning of food-grade polysaccharides and proteins: Materials, challenges, and applications - Khubaib Ali; Nadia Niaz; Faizan Ul Haq; Muhammad Waseem; Waqas Ashraf; Chen Guoxun; Mangang Wu (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Mxene-chitosan composites in wastewater treatment: From adsorption and separation to catalytic remediation - Muhammad Khan; Mohamed Hassan Eisa; Abdul Hameed; Xiaohui Sun; Suleiman M. Suleiman; Muffarih Shah; Noor Majeed; Xiangsheng Chen; Nasir A. Ibrahim; Ashraf A. Qurtam; Katabathini Narasimharao; Zainuriah Hassan (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Physical modulation of starch/non-starch polysaccharide complexes for tailored functional foods: A comprehensive review - Xiangyu Lin; Muhammad Awais; Wenjing Zhu; Husnain Raza; Xiaofeng Ren (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Closed-loop processing of in-situ modified wood: Biopolymer-structure-property relationships - Tanveer Farid; Kashif Abbass; Lev A. Trusov; Boris P. Gorshunov; Evgeny A. Gorbachev; Saghir Hussain; Muhammad Naeem Ashiq; Yike Li; Muhammad Imran Asghar; Shukui Li; Hongyi Liu; Jing Yu; et al. (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Advanced synthesis of polyphenol-polysaccharide copolymers: Molecular design, grafting technologies, and future perspectives - Peng Chen; Zhenyu Huang; Wujin Yu; Jian Wang; Ahsan Hafiz Muhammad; Zichun Xia; Tingting Bu; Kai Yang; Ming Cai (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Bacterial polysaccharides in the food industry: Synthesis-structure-properties relationships, AI-driven innovations, regulatory challenges, and bioeconomy prospects - Muhammad Wajid Ullah; Sehrish Manan; Khulood Fahad Alabbosh; Mazhar Ul-Islam; Omar Mohammad Atta; Asif Ali Khan; Yimin Fan; Khalid Ali Khan; Noureddine Elboughdiri; Zhiguo Wang (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2025)

Cellulose nanofiber-stabilized Pickering foam drilling fluids for low-pressure coalbed methane development - Dongqing Yang; Hao Yan; Liyao Dai; Muhammad Arqam Khan; Chaozheng Liu; Kaihe Lv; Jinsheng Sun; Mei-Chun Li (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2025)

Lignin-regulated MOF@lignocellulose aerogels for enhanced selective carbon dioxide adsorption - Jiaqing Zhang; Bin Wu; Shaoning Wang; Enqing Zhu; Muhammad Wajid Ullah; Khalid Ali Khan; Lili Zhang; Zhiguo Wang (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2025)

An adhesive, antibacterial, conductive zwitterionic cellulose nanofibers-containing hydrogel for flexible strain sensors and super-capacitors - Ambar Farooq; Hongying Wanyan; Qin Li; Shengchang Lu; Weiqi Huang; Muhammad Waqas; Biqiong Hong; Liulian Huang; Lihui Chen; Xiaxing Zhou; Hui Wu (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2025)

Boron-doped silica/chitosan-based elastic three-dimensional sponge scaffold for bone regeneration - Zheng Lei; Chunchun Li; Zhengchao Yuan; Xinyi Wang; Guangfang Cai; Panpan Shang; Yue Zhao; Muhammad Rafique; Mohamed EL-Newehy; Meera Moydeen Adulhameed; Muhammad Shafiq; Liang Song; et al. (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2025)

Chitosan-metal and metal oxide nanocomposites for active and intelligent food packaging; a comprehensive review of emerging trends and associated challenges - Sudisha Jogaiah; Ayse Gunyakti Mujtaba; Muhammad Mujtaba; Archana; Savitha De Britto; Nagaraja Geetha; Seema A. Belorkar; Hunthrike Shekar Shetty (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2025)

Integrating the modified amphiphilic Eleocharis tuberosa starch to stabilize curcuminoid-enriched Pickering emulsions for enhanced bioavailability, thermal stability, and retention of the hydrophobic bioactive compound - Zafarullah Muhammad; Rabia Ramzan; Abdullah; Hafiz Muhammad Khalid Abbas; Wu Sun; Guoqiang Zhang (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2025)

A highly stretchable, self-healing, self-adhesive polyacrylic acid/chitosan multifunctional composite hydrogel for flexible strain sensors - Rulong Lv; Xuan Cao; Taoyi Zhang; Wenxi Ji; Usman Muhammad; Jing Chen; Yun Wei (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2025)

Design of super stretchability, rapid self-healing, and self-adhesion hydrogel based on starch for wearable strain sensors - Yanyan Li; Xin Wen; Xiaoru Li; Muhammad Zahid; Hongliang Wang; Jian Zhang (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2025)

Microwave-assisted, sulfhydryl-modified β-cyclodextrin-silymarin inclusion complex: A diverse approach to improve oral drug bioavailability via enhanced mucoadhesion and permeation - Shumaila Arshad; Syed Atif Raza; Alamgeer; Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari; Nasser F. Alotaibi; Naveed Ahmad; Hafiz Muhammad Irfan; Arshad Mahmood; Mulazim Hussain Asim (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2025)

Advances in agar-based composites: A comprehensive review - Muffarih Shah; Abdul Hameed; Muhammad Kashif; Noor Majeed; Javariya Muhammad; Nasrullah Shah; Touseef Rehan; Abbas Khan; Jalal Uddin; Ajmal Khan; Hamdy Kashtoh (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

Trimetallic-doped carbon nitride achieves chondroitin sulfate degradation via a free radical degradation strategy - Xiao-jun Lin; Meng-ting Chang; Min Cao; Muhammad Sohail; Meng Qiao; Xing Zhang (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

Fabrication of thermo-responsive microcapsule pesticide delivery system from maleic anhydride-functionalized cellulose nanocrystals-stabilized pickering emulsion template - Jun Li; Chao Wu; Hong-jun Xu; Jia-wei Ding; Yong-jiang Li; Hui Jiang; Hui-fen Su; Sheng Chen; Xin Li; Muhammad Asif Javaid; De-qiang Li (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

Characterization of cellulases from softening fruit for enzymatic depolymerization of cellulose - Hilary Edema; Muhammad Furqan Ashraf; Amos Samkumar; Laura Jaakola; Katja Karppinen (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

Carbohydrate-based block copolymers with sub-10 nm face-centered cubic nanostructures for low-power-consuming and ultraviolet light-triggered synaptic phototransistors - Tiffany Mulia; Ender Ercan; Muhammad Mumtaz; Yan-Cheng Lin; Redouane Borsali; Wen-Chang Chen (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

From farm to function: Exploring new possibilities with jute nanocellulose applications - Amjad Farooq; Syed Rashedul Islam; Md. Al-Amin; Mohammed Kayes Patoary; Md Tanjim Hossain; Muhammad Tauseef Khawar; Zongqian Wang; Mingwei Tian (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

Cellulose derivatives as environmentally-friendly additives in water-based drilling fluids: A review - Muhammad Arqam Khan; Mei-Chun Li; Kaihe Lv; Jinsheng Sun; Chaozheng Liu; Xinyue Liu; Haokun Shen; Liyao Dai; Shaine Mohammadali Lalji (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

Deep eutectic solvents as sustainable extraction media for extraction of polysaccharides from natural sources: Status, challenges and prospects - Noorfatimah Yahaya; Ahmad Husaini Mohamed; Muhammad Sajid; Nur Nadhirah Mohamad Zain; Pao-Chi Liao; Kit Wayne Chew (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

On the versatility of graphene-cellulose composites: An overview and bibliometric assessment - Nur Faraliana Japri; Zaiton Abdul Majid; S.K. Ghoshal; Wan Hazman Danial; Hong Heng See; Muhammad Zamir Othman (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

Bio-formulated chitosan nanoparticles enhance disease resistance against rice blast by physiomorphic, transcriptional, and microbiome modulation of rice (Oryza sativa L.) - Rahila Hafeez; Junning Guo; Temoor Ahmed; Hubiao Jiang; Mubashar Raza; Muhammad Shahid; Ezzeldin Ibrahim; Yanli Wang; Jiaoyu Wang; Chengqi Yan; Qianli An; Jason C. White; et al. (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

Recent advances in nanocellulose-based two-dimensional nanostructured membranes for sustainable water purification: A review - Mukarram Zubair; Muhammad Yasir; Deepalekshmi Ponnamma; Hassam Mazhar; Vladimir Sedlarik; Alaa H. Hawari; Mamdouh Ahmed Al-Harthi; Maryam Al-Ejji (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

Recent advances in chitosan-based materials; The synthesis, modifications and biomedical applications - Yasir Iqbal; Iqbal Ahmed; Muhammad Faisal Irfan; Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha; Muhammad Zubair; Aman Ullah (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)

3D printing of concentrated nanocellulose material: The critical role of substrates on the shape fidelity and mechanical properties - Muhammad Latif; Yangxiaozhe Jiang; Jaehwan Kim (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)

Modulating hydrophilic properties of β-cyclodextrin/carboxymethyl cellulose colloid particles to stabilize Pickering emulsions for food 3D printing - Ziang Guo; Zhihua Li; Shaoyi Cen; Nini Liang; Arslan Muhammad; Haroon Elrasheid Tahir; Jiyong Shi; Xiaowei Huang; Xiaobo Zou (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)

Fabrication of bio-inspired anisotropic structures from biopolymers for biomedical applications: A review - Xuechu Lu; Haixin Jiao; Yifei Shi; Yan Li; Hongxing Zhang; Yinyi Fu; Jiaqi Guo; Qianqian Wang; Xiang Liu; Mengbo Zhou; Muhammad Wajid Ullah; Jianzhong Sun; et al. (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)

A chitosan/fucoidan nanoparticle-loaded pullulan microneedle patch for differential drug release to promote wound healing - Ayesha Younas; Zhuolin Dong; Ziye Hou; Muhammad Asad; Mengru Li; Nan Zhang (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)

NIR-degradable and biocompatible hydrogels derived from hyaluronic acid and coumarin for drug delivery and bio-imaging - Muhammad Gulfam; Sung-Han Jo; Trung Thang Vu; Israr Ali; Ali Rizwan; Soo-Bin Joo; Sang-Hyug Park; Kwon Taek Lim (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)

Polyethylene terephthalate hydrolysate increased bacterial cellulose production - Jiangang Zhou; Jidan Sun; Mati Ullah; Quan Wang; Yanbo Zhang; Gang Cao; Li Chen; Muhammad Wajid Ullah; Su Sun (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)