In vitro studies evaluating the effects of biofilms on wound‐healing cells: a review

KR Kirker, GA James - Apmis, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic wounds are characterized as wounds that have failed to proceed through the well‐
orchestrated healing process and have remained open for months to years. Open wounds …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructural, mechanical and mass transport properties of isotropic and capillary alginate gels

E Schuster, J Eckardt, AM Hermansson, A Larsson… - Soft matter, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Macroscopically homogeneous and inhomogeneous calcium alginate gels are formed via
internal or external addition of various amounts of calcium to an alginate solution. The …

Gelation of an alginate film via spraying of calcium chloride droplets

BB Lee, BR Bhandari, T Howes - Chemical Engineering Science, 2018 - Elsevier
External gelation process of Ca-alginate gel with a controlled supply of CaCl 2 to alginate
solution was experimentally and numerically investigated. A single Na-alginate solution film …

Interplay between flow and diffusion in capillary alginate hydrogels

E Schuster, K Sott, A Ström, A Altskär, N Smisdom… - Soft Matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Alginate gels with naturally occurring macroscopic capillaries have been used as a model
system to study the interplay between laminar flow and diffusion of nanometer-sized solutes …

Quantification of calcium alginate gel formation during ionic cross-linking by a novel colourimetric technique

BB Lee, BR Bhandari, T Howes - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
A simple and rapid colourimetric technique using murexide as an indicator to characterise
and quantify Ca-alginate gel formation during the treatment of sodium alginate solution …

Modeling capillary formation in calcium and copper alginate gels

D Caccavo, A Ström, A Larsson, G Lamberti - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Alginate solutions in the presence of bivalent ions can form ionic cross-linked gels. In
particular gelation conditions the gel structure can be characterized by great anisotropy with …

Microbial and algal alginate gelation characterized by magnetic resonance

HT Fabich, SJ Vogt, ML Sherick, JD Seymour… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Advanced magnetic resonance (MR) relaxation and diffusion correlation measurements and
imaging provide a means to non-invasively monitor gelation for biotechnology applications …

Self-Correcting Method for the Measurement of Free Calcium and Magnesium Concentrations by 1H NMR

M Wallace, T Hicks, YZ Khimyak, J Angulo - Analytical chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
A method for the direct measurement of free Ca2+ and Mg2+ concentrations in the range of
1–100 mM by NMR spectroscopy is demonstrated. The method automatically corrects for the …

Chitosan hydrogel micro-bio-devices with complex capillary patterns via reactive-diffusive self-assembly

V Adibnia, M Mirbagheri, PL Latreille, J Faivre… - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
We present chitosan hydrogel microfluidic devices with self-assembled complex
microcapillary patterns, conveniently formed by a diffusion-reaction process. These patterns …

Improving hydrophilic barriers of encapsulated compounds in Ca-alginate microgel particles through a new ionotropic gelation method for double emulsion droplets

BB Lee, BR Bhandari, SH Ching, T Howes - Food Biophysics, 2019 - Springer
The ability of encapsulation to protect hydrophilic–bioactive food compounds from harsh
environments can be improved by strengthening the hydrophilic barriers of encapsulated …