Alginate-based hydrogels for cancer therapy and research

B Reig-Vano, B Tylkowski, X Montané… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is a major health issue concerning to all of us. Current treatment options are still
limited due to not-selective action. Encapsulation is contemplated as an innovative …

How to improve physico-chemical properties of silk fibroin materials for biomedical applications?—Blending and cross-linking of silk fibroin—A review

S Grabska-Zielińska, A Sionkowska - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review supplies a report on fresh advances in the field of silk fibroin (SF) biopolymer
and its blends with biopolymers as new biomaterials. The review also includes a subsection …

Surface roughness of silk fibroin/alginate microspheres for rapid hemostasis in vitro and in vivo

X Huang, Q Fu, Y Deng, F Wang, B Xia, Z Chen… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Timely hemostatic treatment is important to reduce blood loss and improve survival. To
increase the speed of blood coagulation, hemostatic microspheres with varying degrees of …

[HTML][HTML] Release of VEGF and BMP9 from injectable alginate based composite hydrogel for treatment of myocardial infarction

Y Wu, T Chang, W Chen, X Wang, J Li, Y Chen, Y Yu… - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of cardiovascular diseases that pose a serious threat to
human health. The pathophysiology of MI is complex and contains several sequential …

Allantoin-functionalized silk fibroin/sodium alginate transparent scaffold for cutaneous wound healing

H Xie, Q Bai, F Kong, Y Li, X Zha, L Zhang… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In clinical application, it's highly desirable for developing bio-functionalized cutaneous
scaffold with transparent features for convenient observation, excellent biocompatibility, and …

Research progress of natural silk fibroin and the application for drug delivery in chemotherapies

B Yu, Y Li, Y Lin, Y Zhu, T Hao, Y Wu, Z Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Silk fibroin has been widely used in biological fields due to its biocompatibility, mechanical
properties, biodegradability, and safety. Recently, silk fibroin as a drug carrier was …

The new silk road: silk fibroin blends and composites for next generation functional and multifunctional materials design

A Reizabal, CM Costa, L Pérez-Álvarez… - Polymer …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Silk Fibroin (SF), a protein typically extracted from Bombyx mori cocoons, is considered to
play an essential role in advancing the development of a more sustainable generation of …

Recent advances and applications of microspheres and nanoparticles in transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

G Jia, J Van Valkenburgh, AZ Chen… - Wiley …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a recommended treatment for patients suffering
from intermediate and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). As compared to the …

131I-Labeled Silk Fibroin Microspheres for Radioembolic Therapy of Rat Hepatocellular Carcinoma

X Wu, L Ge, G Shen, Y He, Z Xu, D Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) is a promising technology in hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) therapy, which utilizes radionuclide-labeled microspheres to achieve …

Preparation of thrombin-loaded calcium alginate microspheres with dual-mode imaging and study on their embolic properties in vivo

T Han, L Chen, F Gao, S Wang, J Li, G Fan… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) has played a huge role in the interventional
treatment of organ bleeding and accidental bleeding. Choosing bio-embolization materials …