A critical review on the synthesis of natural sodium alginate based composite materials: An innovative biological polymer for biomedical delivery applications

A Ahmad, NM Mubarak, FT Jannat, T Ashfaq, C Santulli… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sodium alginate (Na-Alg) is water-soluble, neutral, and linear polysaccharide. It is the
derivative of alginic acid which comprises 1, 4-β-d-mannuronic (M) and α-l-guluronic (G) …

Hydrogel beads-based nanocomposites in novel drug delivery platforms: Recent trends and developments

M Amiri, P Khazaeli, A Salehabadi… - Advances in colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present article evaluates the composition and synthesis of hydrogel beads. Hydrogels,
owing to their known biocompatibility, are widely used in drug delivery as a host (or drug …

Adsorption efficiency of date palm based activated carbon-alginate membrane for methylene blue

WZ Durrani, A Nasrullah, AS Khan, TM Fagieh… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In the current study, activated carbon (AC) was prepared from date palm using single step
activation using boric acid as an activating agent. The synthesized AC was incorporated with …

Graphene oxide-montmorillonite/sodium alginate aerogel beads for selective adsorption of methylene blue in wastewater

E Tao, D Ma, S Yang, X Hao - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020 - Elsevier
A porous three-dimensional (3D) graphene oxide-montmorillonite/sodium alginate (GO-
MMT/SA) aerogel beads have been prepared by a simple method of cross-linking and …

Synthesis and characterization of double-network hydrogels based on sodium alginate and halloysite for slow release fertilizers

Y Shen, H Wang, W Li, Z Liu, Y Liu, H Wei… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, novel sodium alginate–based double-network hydrogel beads were prepared
and applied for the water-retention and slow release of fertilizers (WSF). The WSF beads …

In-situ synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using gum arabic based hydrogels as a self-template for effective malachite green dye adsorption

H Mittal, PP Morajkar, A Al Alili… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2020 - Springer
The current study focused on the use of gum Arabic grafted polyacrylamide (GA-cl-PAM)
hydrogel as a self-template for the in situ synthesize of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) …

Removal of heavy metals from water by macro-mesoporous calcium alginate–exfoliated clay composite sponges

SP Santoso, A Kurniawan, AE Angkawijaya… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The contamination of drinking water and freshwater by heavy metals has become a growing
concern for human health and environment that calls for immediate remedial action …

Photo-crosslinked enhanced double-network hydrogels based on modified gelatin and oxidized sodium alginate for diabetic wound healing

B Cao, C Wang, P Guo, Q Zhang, C Wang… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The diabetic wound is hard to repair due to bacterial infection, lasting inflammation, and so
on. Therefore, it is vital to fabricate a multi-functional hydrogel dressing for the diabetic …

Adsorption characteristics of nickel (II) from aqueous solutions by Zeolite Scony Mobile-5 (ZSM-5) incorporated in sodium alginate beads

MS Hellal, AM Rashad, KK Kadimpati, SK Attia… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Nickel, a prevalent metal in the ecosystem, is released into the environment through various
anthropogenic activities, leading to adverse effects. This research explored utilizing zeolite …

High efficiency and selective removal of Cu (Ⅱ) via regulating the pore size of graphene oxide/montmorillonite composite aerogel

X Hao, S Yang, E Tao, Y Li - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, based on the differences in the coordination configurations of various alkaline
earth metal ions (Ca (Ⅱ) and Sr (Ⅱ)) and sodium alginate (SA), the aerogel is functionalized …