Natural polysaccharide-based hydrogels have drawn much concern in the biomedical fields.
Among them, alginate, a natural polyanionic polysaccharide, has become one of the …

Chronic skin wounds affect more than 40 million patients globally and represent a severe
growing burden for the healthcare systems, with annual costs expected to exceed $15 …

This review focuses on recently developed alginate injectable hydrogels and alginate
composites for applications in bone tissue regeneration, and it evaluates the alternatives to …

Alginate-based nanocarriers are propitious vehicles used for the delivery of bioactive
compounds (bioactives). In this area, calcium alginate and sodium alginate are the most …

Hydrogel-based wound dressings are one of the most promising materials in wound care,
fulfilling important dressing requirements, including:(a) keeping the wound moist whilst …

Alginate is an excellent biodegradable and renewable material that is already used for a
broad range of industrial applications, including advanced fields, such as biomedicine and …

Hydrogels are widely used as debriding agents on account of providing a moist environment
for wound healing, however the lack of mechanical strength, angiogenesis and antibacterial …

Healing of infected wounds has always been a challenge in clinical care. There is an urgent
need to develop an effective and economical wound dressing combining antimicrobial …

Supramolecular hydrogels held together by non-covalent interactions such as electrostatics,
hydrogen bonding, and hydrophobic forces are among the most promising soft material …

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it essential to explore alternative antiviral materials.
Alginate is a biodegradable, renewable, biocompatible, water-soluble and antiviral …