In the last half-century, the development of biodegradable polymeric materials for
biomedical applications has advanced significantly. Biodegradable polymeric materials are …

Bacteria produce a wide range of exopolysaccharides which are synthesized via different
biosynthesis pathways. The genes responsible for synthesis are often clustered within the …

Alginates have become an extremely important family of polysaccharides because of their
utility in preparing hydrogels at mild pH and temperature conditions, suitable for sensitive …

Alginates are a broad family of linear (unbranched) polysaccharides derived from brown
seaweeds and some bacteria. Despite having only two monomers, ie β-d-mannuronate (M) …

Structural aspects of polysaccharide hydrogels based on sodium alginate and divalent
cations Ba2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Ni2+ and Mn2+ was studied using data on hydrogel …

The organ-on-a-chip (OoC) paves a way for biomedical applications ranging from preclinical
to clinical translational precision. The current trends in the in vitro modeling is to reduce the …

Alginate is an important polysaccharide used widely in the food, textile, printing and
pharmaceutical industries for its viscosifying, and gelling properties. All commercially …

Several polymers of both natural and synthetic origin have been used for a variety of
biomedical applications including pharmaceutical preparations, drug targeting, imaging …

Deep understanding of the structure–property relationships of polysaccharide derivatives
depends on the ability to control the position of the substituents around the monosaccharide …

A limited degree (typically 1–20%) of periodate oxidation of polysaccharides may give rise to
derivatives with entirely altered chemical and physical properties. Notably, the ring opening …