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Alginates are abundant linear polysaccharides produced by brown algae and some bacteria. They have multiple biological roles and important medical and commercial uses.
Catherine T. Jones +10 more
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The sorption of 241Am3+, 85Sr2+ and 137Cs+ by calcium, strontium and barium alginates has been studied under different operation conditions. The most prominent adsorption was found in the pH range of 5–6 for all systems, even if the observed dependence ...
Fuks Leon, Oszczak-Nowińska Agata
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Functional relationship of room temperature and setting time of alginate impression material
Background: Indonesia is a tropical country with temperature variation. A lot of dental clinics do not use air conditioner. The room temperature influences water temperature for mixing alginate impression materials.
Dyah Irnawati, Siti Sunarintyas
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Storage duration effect on deformation recovery of repacked alginates
Background: Manufacturers supply alginate impression materials as a powder that is packaged in bulk and in individual container. Some Indonesian dental suppliers often repackage the bulk alginate into individual plastic packages which are not tied ...
Siti Sunarintyas, Dyah Irnawati
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Currently, despite the thoroughgoing scientific research carried out in the area of wound healing management, the treatment of skin injuries, regardless of etiology remains a big provocation for health care professionals. An optimal wound dressing should
Andreea-Teodora Iacob +7 more
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Background: Bacterial virulence factors may be influenced by sub-minimum inhibitory concentrations (sub-MICs) of antibiotics. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of gentamicin at sub-MICs (0.5 MIC and 0.25 MIC) on alginate ...
Navid Saidi +3 more
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Hydrocolloids were the first elastic materials to be used in the dental field. Elastic impression materials include reversible (agar-agar), irreversible (alginate) hydrocolloids and synthetic elastomers (polysulfides, polyethers, silicones).
Gabriele Cervino +10 more
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The review presents the characteristics of modern biocompatible and biodegradable wound dressings on the basis of seaweed polysaccharides (carrageenans of red algae, fucoidans and alginates of brown algae, ulvans of green algae) and notes the key ...
T. A. Kuznetsova +3 more
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Marine Algae as a Potential Source for Anti-Obesity Agents
Obesity is a major epidemic that poses a worldwide threat to human health, as it is also associated with metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Therapeutic intervention through weight loss drugs, accompanied by diet and exercise,
Chu Wan-Loy, Phang Siew-Moi
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Thermosensitive hydrogels were synthesized using alginate-Ca2+ in association with a thermosensitive polymer, such as PNIPAAm. The mechanical properties of the hydrogels were determined measuring the maximum tension of deformation.
Gilsinei Marques Campese +5 more
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