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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Marine polysaccharides in microencapsulation and application to aquaculture: "from sea to sea".
TL;DR: Some physico-chemical features of polysaccharides as intrinsic determinants for the supramolecular structures that can efficiently provide encapsulation of drugs and other biological entities are discussed.
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Hydrogel elasticity and microarchitecture regulate dental-derived mesenchymal stem cell-host immune system cross-talk.
Sahar Ansari,Chider Chen,Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi,Bo Yu,Homayoun H. Zadeh,Benjamin M. Wu,Alireza Moshaverinia +6 more
TL;DR: The findings confirm that the fate of encapsulated MSCs are affected by the stiffness and microarchitecture of the encapsulating hydrogel biomaterial, as well as presence of T-lymphocytes/pro-inflammatory cytokines providing evidence concerning material science, stem cell biology, the molecular mechanism of dental-derived MSC-associated therapies, and the potential clinical therapeutic impact of MSCS.
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Biopolymers recovery: dynamics and characterization of alginate-like exopolymers in an aerobic granular sludge system treating municipal wastewater without sludge inoculum
Cássio Moraes Schambeck,Bruna Scandolara Magnus,Laís Cristina Rozone de Souza,Wanderli Rogério Moreira Leite,Nicolas Derlon,Lorena Bittencourt Guimarães,Rejane Helena Ribeiro da Costa +6 more
TL;DR: Analyzing the dynamics of EPS and ALE in terms of content, some chemical properties and influencing environmental factors along granulation in a sequencing batch reactor treating municipal wastewater provides insights about quantitative and qualitative aspects of ALE which are helpful for the improvement of waste biological sludge valorization.
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Efficiently Anti-Obesity Effects of Unsaturated Alginate Oligosaccharides (UAOS) in High-Fat Diet (HFD)-Fed Mice.
TL;DR: UAOS significantly increased both AMP-activated protein kinase α (AMPKα) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) phosphorylation in adipocytes, which indicated that UAOS had an anti-obesity effect mainly through AMPK signaling.
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Biomaterials Based on Marine Resources for 3D Bioprinting Applications
TL;DR: Commonly used marine materials for 3D bioprinting including alginate, carrageenan, chitosan, hyaluronic acid, collagen, and gelatin are discussed, especially in regards to their advantages and applications.
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