“…Numerous applications of natural polymers are limited by the ability of the polymers to give a gel with exudation (syneresis) (Chen, Xu & Wang, 2007;Gonzalez, Loubes, Bertotto, Baeza & Tolaba, 2021;Laplante, Turgeon & Paquin, 2006). Some of the applications are relevant for human health management like cell cultures in hydrogels for disease diagnostics and tissue engineering (Divoux, Mao & Snabre, 2015;Hoffman, 2012;Jafari, Farahani, Sedighi, Rabiee & Savoji, 2022;Peppas, Bures, Leobandung & Ichikawa, 2000;Zhang et al, 2020).…”