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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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Features of supercritical CO2 in the delicate world of the nanopores
TL;DR: In this paper, the main characteristic that makes supercritical CO2 a highly interesting solvent to perform both physical processing and chemical reactions to build or modify delicate porous nanostructures is highlighted.
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The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels for agriculture
TL;DR: The use of polysaccharide hydrogels as a fertilizer carrier has shown slow release of fertilizers and controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs) that reduce the quantity of fertilization needed and are cost effective compared with conventional fertilizers as discussed by the authors.
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Porous lightweight composites reinforced with fibrous structures
TL;DR: Yang et al. as discussed by the authors reviewed the synthesis of dry-processable multi-walled carbon nanotubes and the processing and properties of their composites and compared with the composites produced by wet-solution-processed CNTs.
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Environmental Investigations and Tissue Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Grey Mullet from the Black Sea (Bulgaria) and the Ionian Sea (Italy).
Francesco Fazio,Claudio D’Iglio,Gioele Capillo,Concetta Saoca,Katya Peycheva,Giuseppe Piccione,Lubomir Makedonski +6 more
TL;DR: The first attempt to compare the data obtained from analyzing sampling points in order to define the different elemental concentrations in M. cephalus muscle tissue and how they reflect environmental ones may serve as a convenient approach during marine pollution programs set by both countries.
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Engineering Emulsion Gels as Functional Colloids Emphasizing Food Applications: A Review
TL;DR: In this paper , a survey of recent research progress on functional colloids (emulsion gels), including their fabrication, classification, and properties specifically those related to the gel-body interactions (texture perception, digestion, and absorption), and industrial applications are summarized.
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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.