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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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A review of bacterial cellulose-based drug delivery systems: their biochemistry, current approaches and future prospects.
TL;DR: Bacterial cellulose (BC) is one such biopolymer that fulfils the criteria for consideration as a drug delivery material.
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An emerging platform for drug delivery: aerogel based systems.
Zeynep Ulker,Can Erkey +1 more
TL;DR: This review presents an up to date overview of the advances in all kinds of aerogel based drug delivery systems which are currently under investigation.
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Supercritical drying of aerogels using CO2: Effect of extraction time on the end material textural properties
TL;DR: In this article, the supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO 2 ) of alcogels (in ethanol) was determined using a customized supercritical fluid extraction equipment, and the drying profile with different precursors (inorganic-silica-, organic-starch-), densities (silica aerogel of densities 0.08 and 0.15 ǫg/cm 3 ) and morphologies (cylindrical monoliths, microspheres) was studied.
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Synthesis and biomedical applications of aerogels: Possibilities and challenges
Hajar Maleki,Luísa Durães,Carlos A. García-González,Pasquale Del Gaudio,António Portugal,Morteza Mahmoudi,Morteza Mahmoudi +6 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive overview on the synthesis, processing and drying methods of the mostly investigated types of aerogels used in the biological and biomedical contexts, including silica aerogel, silica-polymer composites, polymeric and biopolymer aerogELs are provided.
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Polysaccharide-based aerogel microspheres for oral drug delivery
Carlos A. García-González,Carlos A. García-González,M. Jin,J. Gerth,Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo,Irina Smirnova +5 more
TL;DR: The results point out the possibilities of tuning drug loading and release by carefully choosing the polysaccharide used to prepare the aerogels.
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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.