Structures, properties and applications of alginates

R Abka-Khajouei, L Tounsi, N Shahabi, AK Patel… - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alginate is a hydrocolloid from algae, specifically brown algae, which is a group that
includes many of the seaweeds, like kelps and an extracellular polymer of some bacteria …

Alginate: current use and future perspectives in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

M Szekalska, A Puciłowska… - … journal of polymer …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last decades, alginates, natural multifunctional polymers, have increasingly drawn
attention as attractive compounds in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields due to their …

Magnetic levitational bioassembly of 3D tissue construct in space

VA Parfenov, YD Khesuani, SV Petrov, PA Karalkin… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Magnetic levitational bioassembly of three-dimensional (3D) tissue constructs represents a
rapidly emerging scaffold-and label-free approach and alternative conceptual advance in …

Modification of alginates to modulate their physic-chemical properties and obtain biomaterials with different functional properties

P Rosiak, I Latanska, P Paul, W Sujka, B Kolesinska - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Modified alginates have a wide range of applications, including in the manufacture of
dressings and scaffolds used for regenerative medicine, in systems for selective drug …

Design of spherically structured 3D in vitro tumor models-Advances and prospects

LP Ferreira, VM Gaspar, JF Mano - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional multicellular tumor models are receiving an ever-growing focus as
preclinical drug-screening platforms due to their potential to recapitulate major physiological …

Alginate as promising natural polymer for pharmaceutical, food, and biomedical applications

D Kothale, U Verma, N Dewangan, P Jana… - Current drug …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Alginates are biopolymers usually obtained from brown seaweed, brown algae (Ochrophyta,
Phaeophyceae), and bacteria (Azatobacter vineland and Pseudomonas species) belonging …

Three‐dimensional cell culture model utilization in cancer stem cell research

ZF Bielecka, K Maliszewska‐Olejniczak… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Three‐dimensional (3D) cell culture models are becoming increasingly popular
in contemporary cancer research and drug resistance studies. Recently, scientists have …

Multistage extraction and purification of waste Sargassum natans to produce sodium alginate: An optimization approach

A Mohammed, R Bissoon, E Bajnath… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Sargassum in the Caribbean region has affected the livelihood of several coastal
communities due to the influx of large quantities of the seaweed in recent times. This article …

Engineered Human Organoids for Biomedical Applications

Y Zhu, L Sun, X Wu, Z Gu, Y Zhao - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Human organoid models potentially offer a physiologically relevant platform to replace
traditional monolayer cultures and animal models. In particular, the rapid development of …

Living cell factories‐electrosprayed microcapsules and microcarriers for minimally invasive delivery

SM Naqvi, S Vedicherla, J Gansau… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Minimally invasive delivery of “living cell factories” consisting of cells and therapeutic agents
has gained wide attention for next generation biomaterial device systems for multiple …