Alginate-based hydrogels and scaffolds for biomedical applications

SL Tomić, MM Babić Radić, JS Vuković, VV Filipović… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alginate is a natural polymer of marine origin and, due to its exceptional properties, has
great importance as an essential component for the preparation of hydrogels and scaffolds …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable polymer-based drug-delivery systems for ocular diseases

TH Tsung, YC Tsai, HP Lee, YH Chen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ocular drug delivery is a challenging field due to the unique anatomical and physiological
barriers of the eye. Biodegradable polymers have emerged as promising tools for efficient …

Architecture, function, regulation, and evolution of α-glucans metabolic enzymes in prokaryotes

JO Cifuente, C Colleoni, R Kalscheuer… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bacteria have acquired sophisticated mechanisms for assembling and disassembling
polysaccharides of different chemistry. α-d-Glucose homopolysaccharides, so-called α …

Biodegradable nanopolymers in cardiac tissue engineering: from concept towards nanomedicine

S Mohammadi Nasr, N Rabiee, S Hajebi… - International Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of heart failure and death in the world,
and the transplantation of the heart is an effective and viable choice for treatment despite …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial activity of composites-based on biopolymers

M Bustamante-Torres, B Arcentales-Vera… - Macromol, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microorganisms have developed a resistance against some of the most conventional
antibiotics. These microorganisms can be self-assembled, forming a microbial biofilm. A …

Alginate-based hybrid aerogel microparticles for mucosal drug delivery

VSS Gonçalves, P Gurikov, J Poejo, AA Matias… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The application of biopolymer aerogels as drug delivery systems (DDS) has gained
increased interest during the last decade since these structures have large surface area and …

Alginate‐based platforms for cancer‐targeted drug delivery

L He, Z Shang, H Liu, Z Yuan - BioMed research international, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As an acidic, ocean colloid polysaccharide, alginate is both a biopolymer and a
polyelectrolyte that is considered to be biocompatible, nontoxic, nonimmunogenic, and …

Injectable formulations of poly (lactic acid) and its copolymers in clinical use

A Jain, KR Kunduru, A Basu, B Mizrahi… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2016 - Elsevier
Poly (lactic acid) and its copolymers have revolutionized the field of drug delivery due to
their excellent biocompatibility and tunable physico-chemical properties. These copolymers …

Biodegradable polymers for targeted delivery of anti-cancer drugs

S Doppalapudi, A Jain, AJ Domb… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Biodegradable polymers have been used for more than three decades in
cancer treatment and have received increased interest in recent years. A range of …

Gamma irradiation synthesis of pectin-based biohydrogels for removal of lead cations from simulated solutions

A Sayed, F Hany, MES Abdel-Raouf… - Journal of Polymer …, 2022 - Springer
Bio-based hydrogels (denoted as PC-PAAc/GA) comprised of Pectin (PC) and polyacrylic
acid (PAAc) reinforced with different ratios of gallic acid (GA) were prepared by gamma …