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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Amplified Photodegradation of Cell-Laden Hydrogels via an Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Reaction.
TL;DR: The photodegradation kinetics and depths attainable are superior to those of traditional cell-laden photodegradable hydrogels.
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Assisted 3D printing of microneedle patches for minimally invasive glucose control in diabetes.
Mingxin Wu,Yujie Zhang,He Huang,Jingwen Li,Haiyang Liu,Zhaoyang Guo,Longjian Xue,Sheng Liu,Yifeng Lei +8 more
TL;DR: This study used extrusion-based 3D printing and post stretching to fabricate a microneedle patch system for minimally invasive and glucose-responsive insulin delivery for diabetes treatment and exhibited sufficient mechanical strength to penetrate the skin of mice.
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Preparation and characterization of novel functionalized prochloraz microcapsules using silica-alginate-elements as controlled release carrier materials.
Wenbing Zhang,Shun He,Yao Liu,Qianqian Geng,Guanglong Ding,Mingcheng Guo,Yufang Deng,Juanli Zhu,Jianqiang Li,Yongsong Cao +9 more
TL;DR: A novel functionalized microcapsule using silica cross-linked with alginate, and some beneficial elements to crops, was prepared and showed that the microcapsules had a high loading efficiency of prochloraz and could effectively protect pro chloraz against degradation under UV irradiation and alkaline conditions.
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Preparation methods and applications behind alginate-based particles.
Marlene Lopes,Barbara Abrahim,Francisco Veiga,Raquel Seiça,Lucio Mendes Cabral,Philippe Arnaud,José Carlos Andrade,António J. Ribeiro +7 more
TL;DR: This review will provide an overview of alginate-based delivery systems, covering the innovative preparation methods of the last decade, the advantages and disadvantages of the most used methods, their wide diversity of applications and safety concerns.
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3D Printing for Tissue Engineering
TL;DR: This review will cover several approaches that have advanced the field of 3D printing through novel fabrication methods of tissue engineering constructs and discuss the applications of synthetic and natural materials for3D printing facilitated tissue fabrication.
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