Polysaccharide-based hydrogels and their application as drug delivery systems in cancer treatment: a review

M Dattilo, F Patitucci, S Prete, OI Parisi… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are three-dimensional crosslinked structures with physicochemical properties
similar to the extracellular matrix (ECM). By changing the hydrogel's material type …

[HTML][HTML] Cellulose-alginate hydrogels and their nanocomposites for water remediation and biomedical applications

AK Rana, VK Gupta, P Hart, VK Thakur - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In the last decade, both cellulose and alginate polysaccharides have been extensively
utilized for the synthesis of biocompatible hydrogels because of their alluring characteristics …

Mechanical properties of alginate hydrogels cross-linked with multivalent cations

H Malektaj, AD Drozdov, J deClaville Christiansen - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ionically, cross-linked alginate gels have a potential to be used in a wide range of
biomedical, environmental and catalytic applications. The study deals with preparation of …

Hydrogel-assisted microfluidic spinning of stretchable fibers via fluidic and interfacial self-adaptations

G Zhao, T Wu, R Wang, Z Li, Q Yang, L Wang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Stretchable polymeric fibers have enormous potential, but their production requires rigorous
environmental controls and considerable resource consumption. It's also challenging for …

Injectable and Multifunctional Hydrogels Based on Poly(N-acryloyl glycinamide) and Alginate Derivatives for Antitumor Drug Delivery

TT Vu, SH Jo, SH Kim, BK Kim, SH Park… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Chemotherapy is a conventional treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells; however, it
may induce side effects and may be incompletely effective, leading to the risk of tumor …

Development of a pH-responsive system based on starch and alginate-pectin hydrogels using coaxial 3D food printing

MDR Lenie, S Ahmadzadeh, F Van Bockstaele… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study developed and optimized a 3D food printing (3DFOODP) process of a complex
hydrogel system, consisting of a starch core and a pH-responsive alginate-pectin (Al–P) …

[HTML][HTML] “Smart” alginate hydrogels in biosensing, bioactuation and biocomputing: State-of-the-art and perspectives

DM Roquero, E Katz - Sensors and Actuators Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
In addressing the demand for biocompatible wearable, implantable and injectable
biomedical devices, alginate hydrogels stand out as promising candidates. Alginate …

A review of recent advances in metal ion hydrogels: mechanism, properties and their biological applications

X Zhang, Y Tang, P Wang, Y Wang, T Wu, T Li… - New Journal of …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In the past few decades, metal ion hydrogels have made great achievements in various
aspects of the biological field. As an ion providing empty orbitals, metal ions are able to …

Biosensors: electrochemical devices—general concepts and performance

O Smutok, E Katz - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review provides a general overview of different biosensors, mostly concentrating on
electrochemical analytical devices, while briefly explaining general approaches to various …

A review of functional hydrogels for flexible chemical sensors

P Zhou, Z Zhang, F Mo, Y Wang - Advanced Sensor Research, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels have drawn considerable attention in the field of flexible chemical sensors due to
their unique 3D structure, high permeability, ion‐conductivity, and tissue‐like mechanical …