Alginate: properties and biomedical applications
Kuen Yong Lee,David J. Mooney +1 more
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This review will provide a comprehensive overview of general properties of alginate and its hydrogels, their biomedical applications, and suggest new perspectives for future studies with these polymers.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2012-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 5372 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Self-healing hydrogels.read more
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Role of three‐dimensional matrix stiffness in regulating the chemoresistance of hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Chang Liu,Chang Liu,Yang Liu,Hongguo Xie,Shan Zhao,Xiao-xi Xu,Xiao-xi Xu,Li-xin Fan,Xin Guo,Ting Lu,Guangwei Sun,Xiaojun Ma +11 more
TL;DR: Alginate gel (ALG) beads with controllable matrix stiffness were used to mimic tumor tissue rigidity, and the role of 3D matrix stiffness in regulating the chemoresistance of HCC cells was investigated by using these ALG beads.
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Plant-based compounds for antimicrobial textiles
TL;DR: A review of antimicrobial natural compounds and polymers with detailed discussions about their chemical structures, properties, and applications is provided in this paper, where a relationship between the chemical structure of plant-based compounds and their biological function is discussed.
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Enzyme-inorganic nanoflowers/alginate microbeads: An enzyme immobilization system and its potential application
Fuhua Zhao,Wang Qiao,Jianjun Dong,Mo Xian,Yu Junhong,Hua Yin,Zongming Chang,Xindong Mu,Hou Tonggang,Wang Jianxun +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, a nanoflower/alginate microbeads were synthesized to immobilize α-acetolactate decarboxylase (ALDC) with a facile approach.
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Enhanced tendon healing by a tough hydrogel with an adhesive side and high drug-loading capacity
Eckhard Weber,Ammar Haouimi +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a hydrogel serving as a high capacity drug depot and combining a dissipative tough matrix on one side and a chitosan adhesive surface on the other side supports tendon gliding and strong adhesion (larger than 1,000 J m−2) to tendon on opposite surfaces of the hydrogels, as they show with porcine and human tendon preparations during cyclic-friction loadings.
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Self‐Assembling Supramolecular Hybrid Hydrogel Beads
TL;DR: This work combines a low‐molecular‐weight gelator with the polymer gelator (PG) calcium alginate in a hybrid hydrogel to form uniquely shaped and structured gel beads that are a versatile platform technology with great potential in a range of applications.
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