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Generation of Alginate Microspheres for Biomedical Applications
Published on: August 12, 2012
Alginate: properties and biomedical applications
Kuen Yong Lee1, David J Mooney
1School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Wyss Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Abstract:
Alginate is a biomaterial that has found numerous applications in biomedical science and engineering due to its favorable properties, including biocompatibility and ease of gelation. Alginate hydrogels have been particularly attractive in wound healing, drug delivery, and tissue engineering applications to date, as these gels retain structural similarity to the extracellular matrices in tissues and can be manipulated to play several critical roles. This review will provide a comprehensive overview of general properties of alginate and its hydrogels, their biomedical applications, and suggest new perspectives for future studies with these polymers.
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