Gellan gum: a new biomaterial for cartilage tissue engineering applications

Gellan gum is a polysaccharide manufactured by microbial fermentation of the Sphingomonas paucimobilis microorganism, being commonly used in the food and pharmaceutical industry. It can be dissolved in water, and when heated and mixed with mono or divalent cations, forms a gel upon lowering the temp...

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Main Author: Oliveira, J. T. (author)
Other Authors: Martins, L. (author), Picciochi, R. (author), Malafaya, P. B. (author), Sousa, R. A. (author), Neves, N. M. (author), Mano, J. F. (author), Reis, R. L. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Hydrogel
Natural origin
Polysaccharide
Cartilage
Tissue engineering
Science & Technology
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1822/20592
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/20592

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https://hdl.handle.net/1822/20592

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