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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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Silk fibroin aerogels: potential scaffolds for tissue engineering applications.
Rajendar R. Mallepally,Michael A. Marin,Vasudha Surampudi,Bano Subia,Raj R. Rao,Subhas C. Kundu,Mark A. McHugh +6 more
TL;DR: The SF aerogels scaffolds created in this study with tailorable properties have potential for applications in tissue engineering and in vitro cell culture studies with human foreskin fibroblast cells demonstrate the cytocompatibility of the silk fibroin aerogel scaffolds and presence of cells within the aerogEL scaffolds.
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Multifaceted applications of cellulosic porous materials in environment, energy, and health
TL;DR: A review of cellulosic porous materials with a focus on the selected application areas, related to the environment, energy and health can be found in this article, where pore morphology has been employed as matrices to uptake molecular guests, catalyst support, filters in separation, carriers for delivery of therapeutic and cosmetic agents, scaffolds in regenerative medicine and thermal insulation materials.
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Novel alginate-chitosan aerogel fibres for potential wound healing applications.
TL;DR: The obtained results suggest that these alginate-chitosan aerogel fibres could be good candidates for wound healing applications.
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Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications of Native and Modified Starch: A Review
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Formation of polysaccharide aerogels in ethanol
TL;DR: In this article, the first known report regarding synthesis and characterization of pure xanthan and guar aerogels was presented, and the results showed that the resulting dry materials were highly porous and possessed some outstanding properties.
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A review of chitin and chitosan applications
TL;DR: Chitin is the most abundant natural amino polysaccharide and is estimated to be produced annually almost as much as cellulose, and recent progress in chitin chemistry is quite noteworthy as mentioned in this paper.
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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.