Mineralized alginate hydrogels using marine carbonates for bone tissue engineering applications
- Submitting institution
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University of Greenwich
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 20108
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.04.101
- Title of journal
- Carbonhydrate Polymers
- Article number
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- First page
- 235
- Volume
- 195
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0144-8617
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This research shed light in the use of natural bioactive materials for bone tissue engineering, e.g. mineralised calcium alginate. Despite being one of the most commonly used polymers for tissue engineering applications, its use is limited by the lack of bioactivity leading to cell death and systems failure. This research proposed a novel, versatile and cost-effective way to dope alginate with bioactivity by just incorporating ceramic microparticles. The knowledge generated in this research was used to apply for future grants devoted to analysing the effect of particle morphology on cells for tissue engineering applications.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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