Ions-induced gelation of alginate: Mechanisms and applications

C Hu, W Lu, A Mata, K Nishinari, Y Fang - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alginate is an important natural biopolymer and has been widely used in the food,
biomedical, and chemical industries. Ca 2+-induced gelation is one of the most important …

Chitosan, alginate, hyaluronic acid and other novel multifunctional hydrogel dressings for wound healing: A review

N Yuan, K Shao, S Huang, C Chen - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wound healing is a complex project, and effectively promoting skin repair is a huge clinical
challenge. Hydrogels have great prospect in the field of wound dressings because their …

Stimuli‐responsive biomolecule‐based hydrogels and their applications

M Vázquez‐González, I Willner - … Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This Review presents polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, nucleic acids, peptides, and
proteins as functional stimuli‐responsive polymer scaffolds that yield hydrogels with …

A review on the design and hydration properties of natural polymer-based hydrogels

AH Karoyo, LD Wilson - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are hydrophilic 3D networks that are able to ingest large amounts of water or
biological fluids, and are potential candidates for biosensors, drug delivery vectors, energy …

Review of polysaccharide particle-based functional drug delivery

TG Barclay, CM Day, N Petrovsky, S Garg - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
This review investigates the significant role polysaccharide particles play in functional drug
delivery. The importance of these systems is due to the wide variety of polysaccharides and …

Recent advances in polysaccharide‐based hydrogels for synthesis and applications

Z Li, Z Lin - Aggregate, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are three‐dimensional (3D) crosslinked hydrophilic polymer networks that have
garnered tremendous interests in many fields, including water treatment, energy storage …

Iron (III)-cross-linked alginate hydrogels: A critical review

DM Roquero, A Othman, A Melman, E Katz - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ionotropic alginate hydrogels are versatile materials for a wide range of applications. Their
biocompatibility and biodegradability have made them perfect candidates for biomedical …

Sodium alginate-based functional materials toward sustainable applications: Water treatment and energy storage

Y Wang, Y Lu - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Most synthetic materials used in water treatment and energy storage are nonbiodegradable
and nonrenewable, causing the generation of massive electronic wastes and discarded …

25th anniversary article: Rational design and applications of hydrogels in regenerative medicine

N Annabi, A Tamayol, JA Uquillas, M Akbari… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer‐based materials with high water content and physical
characteristics that resemble the native extracellular matrix. Because of their remarkable …

Alginate-based biomaterials for regenerative medicine applications

J Sun, H Tan - Materials, 2013 - mdpi.com
Alginate is a natural polysaccharide exhibiting excellent biocompatibility and
biodegradability, having many different applications in the field of biomedicine. Alginate is …