Hydrogels in Cell-Based Therapies
Hydrogels in Cell-Based Therapies
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水凝胶在细胞疗法中的应用
DOI:
10.1039/9781782622055-00135
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2014
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Wright B
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Wright B
The biophysical properties and biocompatibility of alginate hydrogels are signi cantly dependent on their source, extraction methodology, polymer composition, and gelation chemistry. Alginates isolated from various brown algae (seaweed, eg Ascophyllum nodosum, Laminaria spp., Lessonia nigrescens, Ecklonia maxima, Macrocystis pyrifera and Durvillaea antarctica) 1, 2 and certain bacterial species (eg Pseudomonas and Azotobacter genus) 3 are dissimilar with regard to b-D-mannuronic acid (M) and a-L-guluronic acid (G) content. Alginate gel mechanical strength, elasticity and swelling characteristics vary depending on the M: G ratio, length of MMM, GGG and MGM polymer blocks, and the percentage of these block structures. Multivalent cations (eg Ca2+, Ba2+, La3+, Fe3+, Zn2+, Mg2+, Sr2+) used to crosslink carboxyl groups on M and G polymers to form alginate gels also determine mechanical strength. Furthermore, the extraction of alginate polysaccharides affects the viscosity of alginate gels, a property that strongly in uences their biocompatibility and clinical application. These physical properties must be considered collectively to produce alginate hydrogels that are suitable for biomedical application.