Elevated fucose content enhances the cryoprotective performance of anionic polysaccharides

BM Guerreiro, P Concórdio-Reis, H Pericão… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biological cryopreservation often involves using a cryoprotective agent (CPA) to mitigate
lethal physical stressors cells endure during freezing and thawing, but effective CPA …

Bacterial cellulose production through the valorization of waste apple pulp and stale bread

A Esmail, M Morais, UD Yilmazer, LA Neves… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
In this work, stale bread and waste apple pulp were used as feedstocks for the production of
bacterial cellulose (BC). A glucose-rich solution was prepared from stale bread by dilute …

Nanocomposite hydrogel-based bioinks composed of a fucose-rich polysaccharide and nanocellulose fibers for 3D-bioprinting applications

NS Lameirinhas, JPF Carvalho, MC Teixeira, JL Luís… - Bioprinting, 2025 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are the most common type of bioinks, yet, finding adequate biomaterials to
develop suitable bioinks for 3D bioprinting remains challenging. Herein, innovative hydrogel …

Iron (III) cross-linked hydrogels based on Alteromonas macleodii Mo 169 exopolysaccharide

P Concórdio-Reis, M Martins, D Araújo… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, polysaccharide-based hydrogels crosslinked with the trivalent iron cation have
attracted interest due to their remarkable properties that include high mechanical stability …

Cryoprotective Polysaccharides with Ordered Gel Structures Induce Ice Growth Anticipation and Survival Enhancement during Cell Cryopreservation

BM Guerreiro, MM Dionísio, JC Lima, JC Silva… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This work cross-correlated rheological, thermodynamic, and conformational features of
several natural polysaccharides to their cryoprotective performance. The basis of …

Exploring the Drug-Loading and Release Ability of FucoPol Hydrogel Membranes

D Araújo, M Martins, F Freitas - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The polysaccharide FucoPol has recently been shown to yield hydrogel membranes (HMs)
characterized by good mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and anti-inflammatory activity …

Features of the Formation of a Reinforcing Coating on Hydrogel Membranes Based on Polyvinylpyrrolidone Copolymers

N Baran, O Grytsenko, L Dulebova, E Spiśak - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the study results of formation features of composite hydrogel/polyamide
membranes obtained by modification of hydrogel films based on 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate …

[HTML][HTML] Soft autonomous ingestible device for sampling the small-intestinal microbiome

R Del-Rio-Ruiz, DRR da Silva, H Suresh, H Creasey… - Device, 2024 - Elsevier
The gut microbiota is linked to many medical conditions, but our understanding is limited by
the lack of affordable, non-invasive ways to sample it. Ingestible devices offer solutions, but …

[PDF][PDF] Hydrogels based on poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and nettle extract

A Kowalczyk, A Kraśkiewicz, M Weisbrodt… - Polimery, 2023 - polimery.ichp.vot.pl
New types of hydrogels based on linear poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and poly
(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PHEMA-PEGDA) and nettle extract were obtained. A solution of …

Fucose is an essential feature in cryoprotective polysaccharides

BM Guerreiro, P Concórdio-Reis, H Pericão, F Martins… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Biological cryopreservation often involves using a cryoprotective agent (CPA) to mitigate
lethal physical stressors cells endure during freezing and thawing, but effective CPA …