[PDF][PDF] Hyaluronic acid: a versatile biomaterial in tissue engineering

Z Zhu, YM Wang, J Yang, XS Luo - Plast Aesthet Res, 2017 - academia.edu
Hyaluronic acid or hyaluronan (HA) was the first isolated from bovine vitreous humor by
Meyer and Palmer [1] in 1934. It was named because of its transparent appearance in water …

Biomedical applications of hyaluronic acid

SJ Falcone, D Palmeri, RA Berg - 2006 - ACS Publications
Hyaluronic acid (HA), also named hyaluronan, is a high molecular weight polysaccharide
found in the body in pericellular matrices, various bodily fluids, and in specialized tissues …

[PDF][PDF] Hyaluronic acid and derivatives for tissue engineering

F Menaa, A Menaa, B Menaa - J Biotechnol Biomater S, 2011 - researchgate.net
Among the protein-based hydrogel-forming polymers, various salts of hyaluronic acid (HA),
aka hyaluronan or sodium hyaluronate, are used to prepare tissue-engineering. HA is a …

Emerging roles of hyaluronic acid bioscaffolds in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

M Hemshekhar, RM Thushara… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA), is a glycosaminoglycan comprised of repeating disaccharide units of
N-acetyl-d-glucosamine and d-glucuronic acid. HA is synthesized by hyaluronan synthases …

Hyaluronan: a simple polysaccharide with diverse biological functions

KT Dicker, LA Gurski, S Pradhan-Bhatt, RL Witt… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Hyaluronan (HA) is a linear polysaccharide with disaccharide repeats of d-glucuronic acid
and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine. It is evolutionarily conserved and abundantly expressed in the …

Hyaluronic acid: a natural biopolymer with a broad range of biomedical and industrial applications

G Kogan, L Šoltés, R Stern, P Gemeiner - Biotechnology letters, 2007 - Springer
Hyaluronic acid (hyaluronan, HA) is a linear polysaccharide formed from disaccharide units
containing N-acetyl-d-glucosamine and glucuronic acid. It has a high molecular mass …

Hyaluronan

A Almond - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2007 - Springer
The polysaccharide hyaluronan is an essential component of the vertebrate extracellular
matrix and also produced by viruses, bacteria and fungi. Although the hyaluronan polymer is …

[HTML][HTML] Hyaluronic acid: redefining its role

G Abatangelo, V Vindigni, G Avruscio, L Pandis, P Brun - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The discovery of several unexpected complex biological roles of hyaluronic acid (HA) has
promoted new research impetus for biologists and, the clinical interest in several fields of …

[HTML][HTML] Hyaluronan: Sources, Structure, Features and Applications

K Valachová, ME Hassan, L Šoltés - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Hyaluronan (HA) is a non-sulfated glycosaminoglycan that is present in a variety of body
tissues and organs. Hyaluronan has a wide range of biological activities that are frequently …

[HTML][HTML] Hyaluronic acid and its biomedical applications: A review

M Dovedytis, ZJ Liu, S Bartlett - Engineered Regeneration, 2020 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring biopolymer possessing numerous functions within
the body including wound repair, cell migration, and cell signaling. Due to its versatility …