[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the medical applications of hemostatic materials

Y Guo, M Wang, Q Liu, G Liu, S Wang, J Li - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bleeding caused by trauma or surgery is a serious health problem, and uncontrollable
bleeding can result in death. Therefore, developing safe, effective, and convenient …

Sodium alginate as a pharmaceutical excipient: novel applications of a well-known polymer

B Jadach, W Świetlik, A Froelich - Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Alginates are naturally occurring polymers revealing low toxicity, good biocompatibility and
biodegradability, excellent gelling and thickening properties, as well as low production cost …

[HTML][HTML] Alginate-metal cation interactions: Macromolecular approach

I Donati, BE Christensen - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Alginates are a broad family of linear (unbranched) polysaccharides derived from brown
seaweeds and some bacteria. Despite having only two monomers, ie β-d-mannuronate (M) …

Nanoporous Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose-g-poly (Sodium Acrylate)/FeCl3 Hydrogel Beads: Synthesis and Characterization

B Kumar, R Priyadarshi, F Deeba, A Kulshreshtha… - Gels, 2020 - mdpi.com
Novel sodium carboxymethyl cellulose-g-poly (sodium acrylate)/Ferric chloride (CMC-g-
PNaA/FeCl3) nanoporous hydrogel beads were prepared based on the ionic cross-linking …

Ultrasound-assisted extraction of carotenoids from orange peel using olive oil and its encapsulation in ca-alginate beads

IM Savic Gajic, IM Savic, DG Gajic, A Dosic - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The paper was aimed at developing an ultrasound-assisted extraction of carotenoids from
orange peel using olive oil as a solvent. A central composite design was used to define the …

Alginate microfibers as therapeutic delivery scaffolds and tissue mimics

Y Xie, SCR Kollampally… - … Biology and Medicine, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Alginate, a naturally occurring polysaccharide, has been widely used in cell encapsulation,
3D culture, cell therapy, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Alginate's frequent …

Impact of CaCl2 concentration and in situ rheometric setup configuration on fast alginate–Ca2+ reaction

IN Besiri, TB Goudoulas, N Germann - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Recording kinetics during a reaction is a challenging effort that provides significant insight
into gelation. We recently published our work based on a novel custom-made rheometric …

Recycling alginate composites for thermal insulation

M Cibinel, G Pugliese, D Porrelli, L Marsich… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
We present a new method for the total functional recycling of alginate-based composite
materials made via ionotropic gelation. The original material, an alginate/fiberglass foam …

Modified alginates in drug delivery

N Sarkar, A Maity - Tailor-made polysaccharides in drug delivery, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent trends in pharmaceutical research indicated that drug delivery development involves
various components in addition to the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Biopolymers …

Load-bearing hydrogels ionically reinforced through competitive ligand exchanges

M Hirsch, M Steinacher, R Zhao, E Amstad - Biomaterials Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fast advances in soft robotics and tissue engineering demand for new soft materials whose
mechanical properties can be interchangeably and locally varied, thereby enabling, for …