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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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An Overview on Starch-Based Sustainable Hydrogels: Potential Applications and Aspects
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of starch-based hydrogels can be found in this article, where the main focus is to provide a comprehensive summary of the structure and characteristics of starch, preparation, and characterization of SHs.
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Aminosilane-grafted spherical cellulose nanocrystal aerogel with high CO2 adsorption capacity.
TL;DR: In this study, the cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) obtained by acid hydrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) are customized by suspension to obtain a spherical CNC hydrogel to develop a new CO2 absorbent material.
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Functional Starch Based Carbon Aerogels for Energy Applications
TL;DR: In this paper, Nanoporous carbon aerogels were synthesized by carbonization of organic aerogel, derived from a sol-gel polymerization using various types of starch and followed by an ambient pressure drying.
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Preparation of Hybrid Alginate-Chitosan Aerogel as Potential Carriers for Pulmonary Drug Delivery.
TL;DR: This study aims to prepare hybrid chitosan-alginate aerogel microparticles without using additional ionic crosslinker as a possible pulmonary drug delivery system using the emulsion gelation method.
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Polysaccharide-containing block copolymers: synthesis and applications
TL;DR: Current synthetic methods for the preparation of polysaccharide-containing blockCopolymers are reviewed and established and emerging applications of this class of block copolymers, such as their use as drug delivery vehicles, hydrogels for localized drug delivery, and surfactants/interfacial agents for stabilizing interfaces are discussed.
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A review of chitin and chitosan applications
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Biological interactions between polysaccharides and divalent cations: The egg‐box model
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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.