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Abstract: In recent years, there has been an increasing need for innovative strategies to repair and regenerate bone defects. This study aimed to enhance the mechanical properties of alginate-based ...

Microen- capsulation in alginate immuno-isolation membranes has been used to ... differential scanning calorimetry to confirm biopolymer cross-linking; and 3) diffusivity measurements using ...

Moreover, cell technology can offer further mechanical integrity to RGD-alginate gels by cross-linking added Ca-ions, randomly generating binding interaction between the coupling cells and adhesion ...

The second strategy involved ion cross-linking of the alginate directly by the metal cations expected to coprecipitate and form the LDH layers. In this case, the hydrogel was less reticulated and the ...

A series of alginate fractions with significant differences in molecular weight and uronic acid compositions were produced by consecutive fractionation and converted to thin and strong cross-linked ...

The radiation dose given to the sodium alginate caused the molecule to change from a fairly dense, sphere-like, cross-linked structure to a rod-like conformation. This suggests that the cross-linking ...