Alginate is one of the natural polymers that are often used in drug‐and protein‐delivery
systems. The use of alginate can provide several advantages including ease of preparation …

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) …

Polymers-based drug delivery systems constitute one of the highly explored thrust areas in
the field of the medicinal and pharmaceutical industries. In the past years, the properties of …

Hydrogels are a popular class of biomaterial that are used in a number of commercial
applications (eg; contact lenses, drug delivery, and prophylactics). Alginate-based tough …

Studies on bionanocomposite drug carriers are a key area in the field of active substance
delivery, introducing innovative approaches to improve drug therapy. Such drug carriers …

The transplantation of immunoisolated stem cell derived beta cell clusters (SC‐β) has the
potential to restore physiological glycemic control in patients with type I diabetes. This …

Postmodification of alginate-based microspheres with polyelectrolytes (PEs) is commonly
used in the cell encapsulation field to control microsphere stability and permeability …

Long-acting injectable microspheres have been on the market for more than three decades,
but if calculated on the brand name, only 12 products have been approved by the FDA due …

Alginate is a hydrophilic, biocompatible, biodegradable, and relatively economical polymer
generally found in marine brown algae. The modification in the alginate molecule after …

Biguanide-based cationic polyelectrolytes are used as key components of
interpolyelectrolyte complexes bolstering alginate hydrogel microcapsules employed in cell …