[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of hydrogels: Rational design strategies and emerging biomedical applications

J Li, C Wu, PK Chu, M Gelinsky - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing alias additive manufacturing can transform 3D virtual models created by
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …

[HTML][HTML] Progress and opportunities in Gellan gum-based materials: A review of preparation, characterization and emerging applications

D Gomes, JP Batista-Silva, A Sousa… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Gellan gum, a microbial exopolysaccharide, is biodegradable and has potential to fill
several key roles in many fields from food to pharmacy, biomedicine and tissue engineering …

Development and characterization of novel bigels based on monoglyceride-beeswax oleogel and high acyl gellan gum hydrogel for lycopene delivery

Q Zhu, J Gao, L Han, K Han, W Wei, T Wu, J Li… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of present study was to develop novel bigels as a semi-solid vehicle for lycopene
delivery. Bigels were prepared by using the mixture of glycerol monostearate (GMS) …

Application of gellan gum in pharmacy and medicine

T Osmałek, A Froelich, S Tasarek - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2014 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, microbial polysaccharides have been under intense
investigation due to their advantageous physicochemical properties. A great structural …

Natural polysaccharides: Chemical properties and application in pharmaceutical formulations

M Tudu, A Samanta - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural polysaccharides have an important role in pharmaceutical industries and are
considered a huge source and importance. Polysaccharides are biopolymers characterized …

Hydrogels based on gellan gum in cell delivery and drug delivery

M Das, TK Giri - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Gellan gum is a green biopolymer widely used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food
industries as suspending, stabilizing, and thickening agent. It is able to form hydrogels with …

[HTML][HTML] Ionotropic gelation and chemical crosslinking as methods for fabrication of modified-release gellan gum-based drug delivery systems

P Gadziński, A Froelich, B Jadach, M Wojtyłko… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels have a tridimensional structure. They have the ability to absorb a significant
amount of water or other natural or simulated fluids that cause their swelling albeit without …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in natural biopolymer based drug delivery systems

T Fazal, BN Murtaza, M Shah, S Iqbal, M Rehman… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeted delivery of drug molecules to diseased sites is a great challenge in pharmaceutical
and biomedical sciences. Fabrication of drug delivery systems (DDS) to target and/or …

Recent progress in gellan gum hydrogels provided by functionalization strategies

AH Bacelar, J Silva-Correia, JM Oliveira… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Gellan gum, a microbial exopolysaccharide fermentation product of Pseudomonas elodea,
is a natural biomaterial that has shown promise for tissue engineering and regenerative …

Mucoadhesive beads of gellan gum/pectin intended to controlled delivery of drugs

FG Prezotti, BSF Cury, RC Evangelista - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Gellan gum/pectin beads were prepared by ionotropic gelation, using Al 3+ as crosslinker.
High yield (92.76%) and entrapment efficiency (52.22–88.78%) were reached. Beads …