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Evaluating the Efficiency of Cadmium Removal by Alginate Hydrogels from Water Using 5,7-Dibromo-8-hydroxyquinoline as a Complexing Reagent
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Inexpensive hydrogel turns contaminated water into a source of reusable phosphorus for agriculture and industry
Researchers have created an inexpensive hydrogel that can filter phosphorus from contaminated surface waters, drinking water ...
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Global Food Grade Alginate Market Set to Reach USD 19.7 Million by 2035, Driven by Clean-Label Trends and Plant-Based Innovations
According to recent industry analysis, the market is poised to grow from USD 11.2 million in 2025 to USD 19.7 million by 2035 ...
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New cooling gel could raise PV module efficiency by 12%
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have developed a hydrogel composite that absorbs moisture in solar modules overnight and facilitates evaporative cooling throughout daylight hours. The system has undergone ...
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Bacterial nanocellulose/calcium alginate hydrogel for the treatment of burns
This study is aimed at characterizing and evaluating the use of bacterial cellulose/alginate gel in skin burns in rats. Methods: Cellulose and cellulose/alginate gels were compared regarding the ...
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Electrosynthesis of Janus Alginate Hydrogel Microcapsules with Programmable Shapes for Cell Encapsulation
Abstract: Hydrogel microcapsules provide well-defined and biocompatible platforms for 3D cell culture, which is greatly desired for replacing, or enhancing the function of damaged human tissue and in ...
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Rational Design and Preparation of Functional Hydrogels for Skin Wound Healing
For example, a double network hydrogel was prepared by oxidized methacrylic acid sodium alginate and collagen-polypeptide-functionalized ... that the research was conducted in the absence of any ...
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Evaluation of toxicity, local biocompatibility, biodegradation, and systemic metabolism of cellulose/alginate/strontium apatite membranes implanted subcutaneously in mice
Purpose: To evaluate membranes originating from pure or oxidized bacterial cellulose (BC)/alginate/strontium apatite hydrogels regarding toxicity ... comparative colorimetry to the indicators of the ...
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Rational Design of Smart Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
1 Institute of Analytical Technology and Smart Instruments, Xiamen Huaxia University, Xiamen, China 2 Engineering Research Center of Fujian Province, Xiamen Huaxia University, Xiamen, China Hydrogels ...
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CDC investigating reports of contaminated ultrasound gel
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is assisting in a multistate investigation on the use of contaminated non-sterile ultrasound gel for ultrasound-guided percutaneous procedures. Reports ...
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Enzymes Encapsulated within Alginate Hydrogels: Bioelectrocatalysis and Electrochemiluminescence Applications
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Bay Campus, Crymlyn Burrows, Swansea SA1 8EN, U.K. Centre for NanoHealth, Swansea University, Singleton ...