Alginate readily aggregates and forms a physical gel in the presence of cations. The
association of the chains, and ultimately gel structure and mechanics, depends not only on …

The ability to engineer biocompatible polymers with controllable properties is highly
desirable. One such approach is to cross-link carbohydrate polymers using ionotropic …

This article presents a reoptimization of the GROMOS 53A6 force field for hexopyranose‐
based carbohydrates (nearly equivalent to 45A4 for pure carbohydrate systems) into a new …

The egg‐box model is the commonly accepted description of the calcium
alginate/guluronate structure. It assumes that calcium ions are bound in the periodic …

Alginate is a versatile, renewable biopolymer that has found numerous applications in
diverse areas such as adsorbent materials of water pollutants and scaffolds for tissue …

The aim of this study was to develop multiparticulate therapeutic systems of alginate (AL)
and chitosan (CS) containing triamcinolone (TC) to colonic drug delivery. Multiparticulate …

Three dimensional, periodic scaffolds of chitosan-coated alginate are fabricated in a layer-
by-layer fashion by rapid prototyping. A novel dispensing system based on two coaxial …

Alginate represents one of the most appealing biopolymers for pharmaceutical and
biomedical applications. Alginate as a biomaterial for clinical use has been established …

Understanding the gel ultrastructure is of great importance for process and product
development having great effects on the product characteristics. The samples containing …

The physical properties of alginate gels correlate with alginate composition. Blocks of
guluronic acid (G) strongly contribute to gel formation. Recently, the role of alternating …