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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Onion-like multilayered polymer capsules synthesized by a bioinspired inside-out technique.
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Tough Composite Hydrogels with High Loading and Local Release of Biological Drugs.
Jianyu Li,Jianyu Li,Jianyu Li,Eckhard Weber,Sabine Guth-Gundel,Michael Schuleit,Andreas Kuttler,Christine Halleux,Nathalie Accart,Arno Doelemeyer,Anne Basler,Bruno Tigani,Kuno Wuersch,Mara Fornaro,Michaela Kneissel,Alexander G. Stafford,Alexander G. Stafford,Benjamin R. Freedman,Benjamin R. Freedman,David J. Mooney,David J. Mooney +20 more
TL;DR: A rodent model of Achilles tendon injury is used to demonstrate that the composite hydrogels allow for highly extended and localized release of biological drugs in vivo, while demonstrating biodegradation and biocompatibility.
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Preparation and property investigation of crosslinked alginate/silicon dioxide nanocomposite films
Manli Yang,Yanzhi Xia,Ying-Xia Wang,Xihui Zhao,Zhixin Xue,Fengyu Quan,Cunzhen Geng,Zhihui Zhao +7 more
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Microfluidic fabrication of shape-tunable alginate microgels: effect of size and impact velocity.
TL;DR: A capillary-based microfluidic platform for the fabrication of non-spherical sodium alginate microgels resulting in unique morphologies resulting in microgel superstructures via electrostatic interaction is reported.
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Current Trends in Advanced Alginate-Based Wound Dressings for Chronic Wounds
Andreea Barbu,Bogdan Neamtu,Marius Zahan,Gabriela Mariana Iancu,Ciprian Băcilă,Vioara Mireșan +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the role of alginates in advanced wound-dressing forms with a particular emphasis on hydrogels, nanofibers networks, 3D-scaffolds or sponges entrapping fibroblasts, keratinocytes, or drugs to be released on the woundbed is explored.
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