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Alginate: properties and biomedical applications

Kuen Yong Lee, +1 more
- 01 Jan 2012 - 
- Vol. 37, Iss: 1, pp 106-126
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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.
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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.

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Development of hydrogels for regenerative engineering

TL;DR: The physical, chemical, and functional modulation of hydrogels to design and engineer biomimetic tissues based on recent achievements in nano‐ and micro‐technologies are highlighted and current hydrogel‐based regenerative engineering strategies for treating multiple tissues are covered.
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Capsule array devices and methods of use

TL;DR: In this paper, a microwaveell capsule array (MSA) device is described, which can achieve physical partitioning and discrete mixing of samples with unique molecular identifiers within a single unit in preparation for various analysis operations.
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Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems for treatment of oral cancer: a review.

TL;DR: This study presents a systematic review of nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems for oral cancers and presents a number of promising tools for diagnostic probes and therapeutic devices.
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Alginate/Nanohydroxyapatite Scaffolds with Designed Core/Shell Structures Fabricated by 3D Plotting and in Situ Mineralization for Bone Tissue Engineering

TL;DR: Alginate/nano-HAP composite scaffolds with designed pore parameters and core/shell structures were fabricated using 3D plotting technique and in situ mineralization under mild conditions, demonstrating that the method provides an interesting option for bone tissue engineering application.
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Boronic acid-modified alginate enables direct formation of injectable, self-healing and multistimuli-responsive hydrogels

TL;DR: The dynamic nature of boronate ester bonds formed with vicinal diols present on alginate pyranose rings provided remarkable self-healing, injectable and multi-stimuli responsive properties to the material.
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