Current trends on seaweeds: Looking at chemical composition, phytopharmacology, and cosmetic applications

B Salehi, J Sharifi-Rad, AML Seca, DCGA Pinto… - Molecules, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Seaweeds have received huge interest in recent years given their promising potentialities.
Their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, hypolipemic, and anticoagulant effects are …

Advances in injectable hydrogel strategies for heart failure treatment

S He, Z Zhang, R Luo, Q Jiang, L Yang… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Heart failure (HF) affects 60 million people worldwide and has developed into a global
public health problem surpassing cancer and urgently needs to be solved. According to the …

[HTML][HTML] An injectable conductive hydrogel restores electrical transmission at myocardial infarct site to preserve cardiac function and enhance repair

L Zhang, T Li, Y Yu, K Shi, Z Bei, Y Qian, Z Qian - Bioactive materials, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Myocardial infarction (MI) leads to massive cardiomyocyte death and deposition of collagen
fibers. This fibrous tissue disrupts electrical signaling in the myocardium, leading to cardiac …

Alginate biomaterial for the treatment of myocardial infarction: progress, translational strategies, and clinical outlook: from ocean algae to patient bedside

E Ruvinov, S Cohen - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Alginate biomaterial is widely utilized for tissue engineering and regeneration due to its
biocompatibility, non-thrombogenic nature, mild and physical gelation process, and the …

A conductive polymer hydrogel supports cell electrical signaling and improves cardiac function after implantation into myocardial infarct

A Mihic, Z Cui, J Wu, G Vlacic, Y Miyagi, SH Li, S Lu… - Circulation, 2015‏ - ahajournals.org
Background—Efficient cardiac function requires synchronous ventricular contraction. After
myocardial infarction, the nonconductive nature of scar tissue contributes to ventricular …

Alginate formulations: current developments in the race for hydrogel-based cardiac regeneration

G Cattelan, A Guerrero Gerbolés, R Foresti… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction (MI), represent the main worldwide
cause of mortality and morbidity. In this scenario, to contrast the irreversible damages …

Polysaccharide-based hydrogels for medical devices, implants and tissue engineering: A review

D Sanjanwala, V Londhe, R Trivedi, S Bonde… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Hydrogels are highly biocompatible biomaterials composed of crosslinked three-
dimensional networks of hydrophilic polymers. Owing to their natural origin, polysaccharide …

Hydrogel dual delivered celecoxib and anti-PD-1 synergistically improve antitumor immunity

Y Li, M Fang, J Zhang, J Wang, Y Song, J Shi… - …, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
Two major challenges facing cancer immunotherapy are the relatively low therapeutic
efficacy and the potential side effects. New drug delivery system and efficient drug …

[HTML][HTML] Drug and cell delivery for cardiac regeneration

CL Hastings, ET Roche, E Ruiz-Hernandez… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The spectrum of ischaemic cardiomyopathy, encompassing acute myocardial infarction to
congestive heart failure is a significant clinical issue in the modern era. This group of …

[HTML][HTML] Polysaccharide based scaffolds for soft tissue engineering applications

S Tiwari, R Patil, P Bahadur - Polymers, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Soft tissue reconstructs require materials that form three-dimensional (3-D) structures
supportive to cell proliferation and regenerative processes. Polysaccharides, due to their …