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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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Recent advances in aerogels for environmental remediation applications: A review
TL;DR: Aerogels are an exceptional class of porous material with a number of excellent physicochemical properties such as low density, high porosity, high surface area and adjustable surface chemistry as discussed by the authors.
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Biopolymer Aerogels and Foams: Chemistry, Properties, and Applications.
Shanyu Zhao,Wim J. Malfait,Natalia Guerrero-Alburquerque,Matthias M. Koebel,Gustav Nyström,Gustav Nyström +5 more
TL;DR: The biopolymer aerogel field today is driven forward by empirical materials discovery at the laboratory scale, but requires a firmer theoretical basis and pilot studies to close the gap to market.
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Recent progress in metal-organic frameworks-based hydrogels and aerogels and their applications
TL;DR: A review of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their applications can be found in this paper, where the advantages of MOF-based hydrogels and aerogels in applications such as sensors, batteries, supercapacitors, adsorbents, catalysts etc.
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Nanocellulose as a novel nanostructured adsorbent for environmental remediation: a review
Norhene Mahfoudhi,Sami Boufi +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an update of the most relevant uses of nanocellulose as a new class of adsorbents for environmental remediation is outlined, with an emphasis on the key advancement of surface modifications to enhance the adsorption efficiency according to the pollutant class.
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Cellulose Aerogels: Synthesis, Applications, and Prospects.
TL;DR: More than 200 articles were reviewed to summarize the properties of these three types of cellulose aerogels, as well as the technologies used in their preparation, such as the sol–gel process and gel drying.
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A review of chitin and chitosan applications
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Hydrogels for biomedical applications.
TL;DR: The composition and synthesis of hydrogels, the character of their absorbed water, and permeation of solutes within their swollen matrices are reviewed to identify the most important properties relevant to their biomedical applications.
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Biological interactions between polysaccharides and divalent cations: The egg‐box model
TL;DR: It is shown that spedfic binding of divalent cations to a polysaechafide polyelectro]ym, leading firm cohesion between the chains, can cause characteristic effects in the c~rcutar diehroism spectrum which are understandabb in terms of modem theo~, [ l ].
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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.