“…It is a highly porous, hydrophilic, moisture-permeable, biostable, highly biocompatible, biodegradable, and non-toxic polymer. Furthermore, it is widely recognized as safe, readily available in nature, inherently non-adhesive, easy to process, and possesses good resistance in acidic media [ 1 , 21 , 38 , 39 , 44 , 53 , 128 , 129 ] and transparency [ 78 , 92 ]. Moreover, alginate is renewable [ 130 , 131 ], has an eco-friendly nature [ 131 , 132 , 133 , 134 ], and is cost-effective [ 1 , 39 , 44 , 129 , 130 , 132 , 134 ].…”