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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Modulating Alginate Hydrogels for Improved Biological Performance as Cellular 3D Microenvironments.
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Dual-layered pH-sensitive alginate/chitosan/kappa-carrageenan microbeads for colon-targeted release of 5-fluorouracil.
TL;DR: The results clearly indicate that the dual-layer pH-sensitive Alg/Cs/kC microbeads could be used effectively for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to the colon.
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