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Polysaccharide-based aerogels—Promising biodegradable carriers for drug delivery systems
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This review focuses on the state-of-the-art of the production of polysaccharide-based aerogels with emphasis on the influence of processing parameters on the resulting end material properties.About:
This article is published in Carbohydrate Polymers.The article was published on 2011-10-15. It has received 594 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Drug carrier & Drug delivery.read more
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Alginate-based hybrid aerogel microparticles for mucosal drug delivery.
V.S.S. Gonçalves,Pavel Gurikov,Joana Poejo,Ana A. Matias,Stefan Heinrich,Catarina M.M. Duarte,Irina Smirnova +6 more
TL;DR: Alginate-based aerogel microparticles can be viewed as promising matrices for mucosal drug delivery applications according to their mucoadhesive properties.
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Porous aerogel and core/shell nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery: A review.
TL;DR: The methods and general strategies for the synthesis of porous aerogels and core/shell nanoparticles with efficient and controlled drug delivery with main physical and chemical characteristics of these porous nanoparticles were presented.
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An Opinion Paper on Aerogels for Biomedical and Environmental Applications.
Carlos A. García-González,Tatiana Budtova,Luísa Durães,Can Erkey,Pasquale Del Gaudio,Pavel Gurikov,Matthias M. Koebel,Falk Liebner,Monica Neagu,Irina Smirnova +9 more
TL;DR: Overall, advances in aerogel technology can yield innovative and integrated solutions for environmental and life sciences which in turn can help improve both the welfare of population and to move towards cleaner and smarter supply chain solutions.
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Synthesis, drying process and medical application of polysaccharide-based aerogels.
TL;DR: Aerogels are promisingly intended for the use in describing lighter solid materials with huge porous structures and the potential biomedical applications of polysaccharides-based aerogel are briefly emphasized.
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Polysaccharide Association Structures in Food
TL;DR: In this paper, the physical-chemical origins and structures formed by the association of aqueous, dispersed polysaccharides with related and unrelated chemical species are discussed and discussed.
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The Design of Scaffolds for Use in Tissue Engineering. Part I. Traditional Factors
TL;DR: The authors analyze the factors necessary to enhance the design and manufacture of scaffolds for use in tissue engineering in terms of materials, structure, and mechanical properties and review the traditional scaffold fabrication methods.