Preparation of Alginate-Based Biomaterials and Their Applications in Biomedicine

Alginates are naturally occurring polysaccharides extracted from brown marine algae and bacteria. Being biocompatible, biodegradable, non-toxic and easy to gel, alginates can be processed into various forms, such as hydrogels, microspheres, fibers and sponges, and have been widely applied in biomedi...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Hengtong, Cheng, Junqiu, Ao, Qiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8150954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34068547
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md19050264
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description Alginates are naturally occurring polysaccharides extracted from brown marine algae and bacteria. Being biocompatible, biodegradable, non-toxic and easy to gel, alginates can be processed into various forms, such as hydrogels, microspheres, fibers and sponges, and have been widely applied in biomedical field. The present review provides an overview of the properties and processing methods of alginates, as well as their applications in wound healing, tissue repair and drug delivery in recent years.
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spelling pubmed-81509542021-05-27 Preparation of Alginate-Based Biomaterials and Their Applications in Biomedicine Zhang, Hengtong Cheng, Junqiu Ao, Qiang Mar Drugs Review Alginates are naturally occurring polysaccharides extracted from brown marine algae and bacteria. Being biocompatible, biodegradable, non-toxic and easy to gel, alginates can be processed into various forms, such as hydrogels, microspheres, fibers and sponges, and have been widely applied in biomedical field. The present review provides an overview of the properties and processing methods of alginates, as well as their applications in wound healing, tissue repair and drug delivery in recent years. MDPI 2021-05-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8150954/ /pubmed/34068547 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md19050264 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Preparation of Alginate-Based Biomaterials and Their Applications in Biomedicine
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8150954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34068547
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md19050264
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