**Section 2: Pectin Applications**

*Chapter 3:* **Pectin - Extraction, Purification, Characterization and Applications.**  Authored by V. Rodríguez Robledo & L. I. Castro Vázquez.

The authors evaluated innovative applications of pectins in the food industry (as a gelling, thickening, and stabilizer agent) and the pharmaceutical industry ( bioactive components) including biomedical application (biomaterials, drug delivery, tissue engineering, and wound healing).
