Algal polysaccharides for 3D printing: A review

S Mandal, GK Nagi, AA Corcoran, R Agrawal… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Algae hold particular promise as a feedstock for biomaterials, as they are capable of
producing a wide variety of polymers with the properties required for 3D printing. However …

Biomedical applications of laminarin

M Zargarzadeh, AJR Amaral, CA Custódio… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
The ocean is par excellence a fertile territory of biodiversity on our planet. Marine-derived
polysaccharides have been applied as functional materials in biomedicine due to their …

Functional conductive hydrogels for bioelectronics

F Fu, J Wang, H Zeng, J Yu - ACS Materials Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conductive hydrogels are widely used in various applications, such as artificial skin, flexible
and implantable bioelectronics, and tissue engineering. However, it is still a challenge to …

A propitious role of marine sourced polysaccharides: Drug delivery and biomedical applications

A Sharma, I Kaur, D Dheer, M Nagpal, P Kumar… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous compounds, with extensive applications in biomedical and biotechnological
fields, are present in the oceans, which serve as a prime renewable source of natural …

Rational design of electrically conductive biomaterials toward excitable tissues regeneration

G Zhao, H Zhou, G Jin, B Jin, S Geng, Z Luo… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cells in vivo are situated in a complicated microenvironment composed of diverse
biochemical and biophysical cues. To regulate biological functions of cells, tissues and …

Algal polysaccharides-based hydrogels: extraction, synthesis, characterization, and applications

J Lin, G Jiao, A Kermanshahi-Pour - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are three-dimensional crosslinked hydrophilic polymer networks with great
potential in drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound dressing, agrochemicals application …

From cancer therapy to winemaking: The molecular structure and applications of β-glucans and β-1, 3-glucanases

C Caseiro, JNR Dias, CMG de Andrade Fontes… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
β-glucans are a diverse group of polysaccharides composed of β-1, 3 or β-(1, 3-1, 4) linked
glucose monomers. They are mainly synthesized by fungi, plants, seaweed and bacteria …

Natural materials for 3D printing and their applications

C Su, Y Chen, S Tian, C Lu, Q Lv - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, 3D printing has gradually become a well-known new topic and a research
hotspot. At the same time, the advent of 3D printing is inseparable from the preparation of …

From algae to advancements: laminarin in biomedicine

S Pramanik, A Singh, BM Abualsoud, A Deepak… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Laminarin, a complicated polysaccharide originating from brown algae, has emerged as a
compelling candidate in the domain of biomedical research. This enigmatic molecule …

Recent advances of graphene–biomacromolecule nanocomposites in medical applications

Y Wang, S Di, J Yu, L Wang, Z Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, graphene-based composites have received increasing attention due to their
high biocompatibility, large specific surface area, high electrical conductivity and unique …