Alginates and Their Biomedical Applications

1. Alginate Biosynthesis and Biotechnological Production
M. Fata Moradali, Shirin Ghods, Bernd H. A. Rehm

2. Alginate Production from Marine Macroalgae, with Emphasis on Kelp Farming
César Peteiro

3. Alginate Microcapsules for Drug Delivery
Ainhoa Gonzalez-Pujana, Gorka Orive, Jose Luis Pedraz, Edorta Santos-Vizcaino, Rosa Maria Hernandez

4. Alginate Processing Routes to Fabricate Bioinspired Platforms for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery
Vincenzo Guarino, Rosaria Altobelli, Francesca Sala, Assunta Borzacchiello, Luigi Ambrosio

5. Alginate Utilization in Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy
Bapi Sarker, Aldo R. Boccaccini

6. Alginate-Based Three-Dimensional In Vitro Tumor Models: A Better Alternative to Current Two-Dimensional Cell Culture Models
Amit Khurana, Chandraiah Godugu

7. Alginate Application for Heart and Cardiovascular Diseases
Zhengfan Xu, Mai T. Lam

8. Alginates in Dressings and Wound Management
Michael Clark

9. Alginates in Metabolic Syndrome
Senthil Arun Kumar, Lindsay Brown

10. Alginate Oligomers and Their Use as Active Pharmaceutical Drugs
P. D. Rye, A. Tøndervik, H. Sletta, M. Pritchard, A. Kristiansen, A. Dessen, D. W. Thomas

11. Mannuronic Acid as anAnti-inflammatory Drug
Rosalia Crupi, Salvatore Cuzzocrea

Nyckelord: Materials Science, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology