Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (5): 789-794.doi: 10.12307/2024.245

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Preparation and application of injectable sodium alginate hydrogels

Chen Xiaofang1, 2, Zheng Guoshuang2, Li Maoyuan1, 2, Yu Weiting1, 2   

  1. 1Zhongshan Clinical College of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2022-12-08 Accepted:2023-03-04 Online:2024-02-18 Published:2023-08-17
  • Contact: Yu Weiting, PhD, Researcher, Master’s supervisor, Zhongshan Clinical College of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China; Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China
  • About author:Chen Xiaofang, Master candidate, Zhongshan Clinical College of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China; Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Key Research and Development Program of Liaoning Province, No. 2020JH2/10300093 (to YWT); Innovative Talents Support Program for Universities of Liaoning Province, No. Liaoning Jiaohan [2018]478 (to YWT); “Millions of Talents Project” of Liaoning Province, No. Liaoning People’s Press [2019]45 (to YWT)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Sodium alginate, a natural polysaccharide, has become one of the ideal materials for preparing injectable hydrogels because it is an abundant and cheap resource, and has good biocompatibility and biodegradability. It has been widely used in the production of injectable hydrogels.
OBJECTIVE: To review the properties of sodium alginate, the preparation of injectable sodium alginate hydrogel, and its application progress in tissue engineering.
METHODS: Web of Science, PubMed, and CNKI were searched by computer. Chinese search terms were “sodium alginate; hydrogel; injectable”, and English search terms were “alginate; hydrogel; inject”. The time range of searching literature was mainly from June 2017 to June 2022.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Alginic acid comes from a wide range of sources, and there are many modifiable groups in its molecular structure, so many injectable hydrogels with excellent properties can be produced by various chemical crosslinking or physical crosslinking methods. Introducing other bioactive molecules or drugs into sodium alginate gel can adjust its properties and broaden its application fields. In addition, injectable sodium alginate hydrogels have great application prospects in biomedicine because of their good biocompatibility, biodegradability and other physical and chemical properties. Sodium alginate hydrogels are evenly mixed with various drugs, cells, factors or other biological molecules in vitro, and can form gels in the human body, which plays a pivotal role in gene carrier, cell scaffold and wound repair.

Key words: sodium alginate, injectable hydrogel, tissue engineering, preparation method, review

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