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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Accelerating healing of excisional wound with alginate hydrogel containing naringenin in rat model.
TL;DR: It is concluded that alginate/naringenin hydrogel has positive effect on wound healing process, and it can be used to treat skin injuries in the clinic.
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Engineering proteolytically-degradable artificial extracellular matrices
TL;DR: This review presents an overview on bioengineering approaches of integrating protease-sensitive motifs into hydrogels, for the creation of cell- responsive biomimetic scaffolding materials that degrade in response to their proteolytic microenvironment.
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Alginate-nanohydroxyapatite hydrogel system: Optimizing the formulation for enhanced bone regeneration.
Joana Barros,M.P. Ferraz,Joana Azeredo,Maria Helena Fernandes,Pedro S. Gomes,Fernando J. Monteiro +5 more
TL;DR: The outcomes of this study indicate that nanohydroxyapatite concentration plays a major role in physic-chemical properties and biological response of the composite system and the optimization of the components ratio must be met to maximize bone tissue regeneration.
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Improvement of the mechanical properties of chitosan‐alginate wound dressings containing silver through the addition of a biocompatible silicone rubber
TL;DR: In this paper, the silicone gel remained in the structure of the formulations even after successive washing steps and its inclusion in the membranes reduced their thickness and swelling in aqueous media, improving their homogeneity and flexibility.
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Encapsulation and controlled release of hydrophobic flavors using biopolymer-based microgel delivery systems: Sustained release of garlic flavor during simulated cooking.
TL;DR: Results suggest that biopolymer microgels may be useful for controlling flavor release during cooking, and flavor retention was improved when an optimum level of lipid droplets were included in themicrogels, which was attributed to their impact on flavor partitioning and microgel stability.
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