Development of alginate-based hydrogels: Crosslinking strategies and biomedical applications

J Tan, Y Luo, Y Guo, Y Zhou, X Liao, D Li, X Lai… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural polysaccharide-based hydrogels have drawn much concern in the biomedical fields.
Among them, alginate, a natural polyanionic polysaccharide, has become one of the …

Tailoring the Swelling‐Shrinkable Behavior of Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

W Feng, Z Wang - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels with tailor‐made swelling‐shrinkable properties have aroused considerable
interest in numerous biomedical domains. For example, as swelling is a key issue for blood …

Alginate‐based delivery systems for food bioactive ingredients: An overview of recent advances and future trends

D Li, Z Wei, C Xue - … Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Due to its advantagessuch as ionic crosslinking, pH responsiveness, excellent
biocompatibility, biodegradability and low price, alginate has become one of the most …

Natural polysaccharides: Chemical properties and application in pharmaceutical formulations

M Tudu, A Samanta - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural polysaccharides have an important role in pharmaceutical industries and are
considered a huge source and importance. Polysaccharides are biopolymers characterized …

[HTML][HTML] Gum tragacanth (GT): a versatile biocompatible material beyond borders

ME Taghavizadeh Yazdi, S Nazarnezhad, SH Mousavi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of naturally occurring materials in biomedicine has been increasingly attracting the
researchers' interest and, in this regard, gum tragacanth (GT) is recently showing great …

A review on the chemical modification of alginates for food research: Chemical nature, modification methods, product types, and application

L Tao, C Shi, Y Zi, H Zhang, X Wang, J Zhong - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
Alginates have been widely applied and explored in many fields due to their significant
advantages. Due to the presence of free hydroxyl and carboxyl groups, alginates can be …

pH-sensitive alginate hydrogel for synergistic anti-infection

J Zhang, C Hurren, Z Lu, D Wang - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work designed a pH-sensitive sodium alginate hydrogel for combating bacterial
infection caused by tissue damage. The antibacterial hydrogels were prepared using …

Pickering emulsion hydrogel based on alginate-gellan gum with carboxymethyl chitosan as a pH-responsive controlled release delivery system

W Zheng, H Zhang, J Wang, J Wang, L Yan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pickering emulsion hydrogels (PEHs) were developed as a pH-responsive, controlled-
release delivery system to address the limitations of Pickering emulsions in some harsh …

A review on tragacanth gum: A promising natural polysaccharide in drug delivery and cell therapy

Z Nazemi, M Sahraro, M Janmohammadi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tragacanth is an abundant natural gum extracted from some plants and is dried for use in
various applications from industry to biomedicines. It is a cost-effective and easily accessible …

Gum tragacanth-sodium alginate active coatings containing epigallocatechin gallate reduce hydrogen peroxide content and inhibit lipid and protein oxidations of large …

J Pei, J Mei, G Wu, H Yu, J Xie - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The active coatings supplemented with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)(0.16%, 0.32%, and
0.64%, respectively) combined with superchilling storage (− 3±0.2° C) were used to reduce …