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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Electrodeposition of alginate/chitosan layer-by-layer composite coatings on titanium substrates
TL;DR: The results indicated that the proposed method could be used to fabricate alginate/chitosan layer-by-layer composite coatings on the titanium surface at room temperature and such composite Coatings might have potential applications in tissue engineering scaffolds field.
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Cells (MC3T3-E1)-Laden Alginate Scaffolds Fabricated by a Modified Solid-Freeform Fabrication Process Supplemented with an Aerosol Spraying
TL;DR: A new cell encapsulation method consisting of a dispensing method and an aerosol-spraying method that successfully fabricated a three-dimensional, pore-structured, cell-laden alginate scaffold of 20 × 20 × 4.6 mm and 84% cell viability is proposed.
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Alginate-Based Hydrogel Beads as a Biocompatible and Efficient Adsorbent for Dye Removal from Aqueous Solutions
TL;DR: In this study, sodiumAlginate was employed as a starting material for preparing two kinds of biocompatible adsorbents, including calcium alginate hydrogel beads and magnetic hydrogent beads for the removal of methyl violet from aqueous solution.
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Biomaterials, current strategies, and novel nano-technological approaches for periodontal regeneration
TL;DR: A picture of the currently-used biomaterials for periodontal regeneration, including natural and synthetic polymers, bioceramics, bioactive materials, and composites are provided.
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Microenvironment of alginate-based microcapsules for cell culture and tissue engineering
TL;DR: The aim of this review article is to give an overview on the construction of the microenvironmental factors, which include 3D space, physicochemical properties of alginate matrix, cell spheroids, nutritional status, and so on.
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