Present and future medical applications of microbial exopolysaccharides

M Moscovici - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS) have found outstanding medical applications since the
mid-20th century, with the first clinical trials on dextran solutions as plasma expanders. Other …

A multimaterial scaffold with tunable properties: toward bone tissue repair

P Feng, P Wu, C Gao, Y Yang, W Guo… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)/β‐tricalcium phosphate (β‐TCP) scaffolds are
expected to be able to combine the excellent mechanical strength of PEEK and the good …

Investigation of Salecan/poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogels prepared by freeze/thaw method

X Qi, X Hu, W Wei, H Yu, J Li, J Zhang, W Dong - Carbohydrate polymers, 2015 - Elsevier
Salecan is a novel water-soluble extracellular-glucan produced by a new kind of salt-
tolerant strain Agrobacterium sp. ZX09 and can be applied in food and medicine industries …

In situ synthesized porous bacterial cellulose/poly (vinyl alcohol)‐based silk sericin and azithromycin release system for treating chronic wound biofilm

BM Bakadia, BOO Boni, AAQ Ahmed… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic wounds are associated with infectious microbial complex communities called
biofilms. The management of chronic wound infection is limited by the complexity of …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial silk sericin/poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogel with antifungal property for potential infected large burn wound healing: Systemic evaluation

BM Bakadia, L Lamboni, AAQ Ahmed, R Zheng… - Smart Materials in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogel-based burn wound dressings with excellent antibacterial, antifungal, and
mechanical properties are ideal biomaterials to promote infected large burn wound healing …

Infarct zone: a novel platform for exosome trade in cardiac tissue regeneration

FG Thankam, DK Agrawal - Journal of cardiovascular translational …, 2020 - Springer
The global incidence of coronary artery diseases (CADs), especially myocardial infarction
(MI), has drastically increased in recent years. Even though the conventional therapies have …

Nanohydroxyapatite incorporated photocrosslinked gelatin methacryloyl/poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogel for bone tissue engineering

S Sreekumaran, A Radhakrishnan, AA Rauf… - Progress in …, 2021 - Springer
The development of novel strategies that aim to augment the regenerative potential of bone
is critical for devising better treatment options for bone defects or injuries. Facilitation of bone …

Carboxymethyl cellulose–alginate interpenetrating hydroxy ethyl methacrylate crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol reinforced hybrid hydrogel templates with improved …

S Sedighim, Y Chen, C Xu, R Mohindra… - Biotechnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiac tissue engineering is an emerging approach for cardiac regeneration utilizing the
inherent healing responses elicited by the surviving heart using biomaterial templates. In …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced biological wastewater treatment using sodium alginate-immobilized microorganisms in a fluidized bed reactor

YA Bustos-Terrones, ER Bandala… - Water Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a microbial consortium isolated from an activated sludge tank of a conventional
wastewater treatment plant was immobilized using sodium alginate (SA) as a support …

Alginate/Gelatin Hydrogels Reinforced with TiO2 and β-TCP Fabricated by Microextrusion-based Printing for Tissue Regeneration

R Urruela-Barrios, E Ramírez-Cedillo, A Díaz de León… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies have become an attractive manufacturing
process to fabricate scaffolds in tissue engineering. Recent research has focused on the …