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alginate - Polysaccharide gelling agent. [FAO]

News archive for alginate.

Everything but the girl  -  Aug 15, 2007
The Age,To do this, we used a powder called Co-Alginate. You mix it with water before you apply it to a patient's stump. It then rapidly solidifies into a hard

Rheology Solutions’ characterisation of tooth paste  -  Aug 19, 2007
Ferret,Hydrocolloids like Alginate, Carrageenan, Methylcellulose or Xanthan are mainly used as binding agents. A frequently used thickening agent is high-disperse

Derma Sciences Announces 2007 Second Quarter Financial Results  -  Aug 15, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),In particular, sales of our ALGICELL(TM) Ag Antimicrobial Silver Alginate product were $159000 in the quarter versus $99000 in the previous quarter.

Scientific Journal Endorses Increased Durability of DiabeCell Cell ...  -  Jul 31, 2007
AZoNano.com,...“As we enter into clinical trials of DiabeCell®, it is important that our biomaterials team has come up with a novel alginate that will make our cell-based

Living Cell Technologies' Advanced DiabeCell(R) Biocapsule ...  -  Aug 1, 2007
WM Experts (press release),..."This study confirms that we have achieved an ideal alginate biocapsule that, combined with our method of preparing pig islet cells,

Capsules may help in transplants  -  Jul 29, 2007
Times of India,In an effort to learn what happens to transplanted cells, researchers from Johns Hopkins University encapsulated them in a matrix made from alginate _

Students Invent a Protective Pouch to Hold Transplanted Beta Cells  -  Jul 23, 2007
Diabetes Health (press release),Semi-permeable alginate microcapsules containing beta cells are injected into the space between the two metal stents, where they become trapped within the

ReNeuron acquires business assets of AmCyte Inc. for $4m. 27/07/07  -  Aug 9, 2007
Oxfordshire Bioscience Network (press release),AmCyte's alginate-based cell encapsulation system, which is protected by an extensive patent portfiolio, enables the delivery of therapeutic cells of

Drum Beat Grows Louder on Tainted Products from Overseas - New ...  -  Aug 17, 2007
PR Web (press release),PectaSol® Chelation Complex is a blend of Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP) and a seaweed Alginate complex. Recent results of a National Institutes of Health

Science and technology behind sailing host's booming economy  -  Aug 16, 2007
People's Daily Online,In the oceanic chemical industry, the city's Brightmoon Group produces more sodium alginate than any other company in the world, accounting for a third of

Surgical Procedures Worldwide with Potential for Use of Hemostats ...  -  Aug 16, 2007
MedMarket Diligence,Surgicel) and some naturally occurring biological polymers (such as calcium alginate and chitosan) have been developed to stimulate the same cascades;

The right formula  -  Aug 3, 2007
Business Standard,This involves the use of scientific techniques, edible chemicals (potassium chloride and sodium alginate are used to make the caviar) and tools (the

Derma Sciences and Comvita to Move Forward with MEDIHONEY(TM ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The first of these dressings, a calcium alginate dressing with Active Manuka (Leptospermum) Honey was cleared for use by Health Canada in June and then by

New Technique To 'See' And Protect Transplants Successful In ...  -  Jul 30, 2007
Science Daily (press release)To address both of these challenges, the research team captured beta cells in tiny porous capsules made from a mixture of alginate, a gooey material made

Scientists overcome hurdle for successful insulin-cell transplants  -  Jul 30, 2007
DailyIndia.com,To counter these hurdles, the research team confined beta cells in tiny permeable capsules made from a combination of alginate, a viscous material prepared

Cell transplant hope for diabetes sufferers  -  Jul 30, 2007
Chemistry World,The team encapsulated the beta cells in a mixture of Feridex, a clinically approved, iron oxide-containing MRI contrast agent, and alginate, a gum isolated

Bovine gelatin spray used to extend meat shelf life  -  Jul 27, 2007
FoodProductionDaily.com,Coating fish with alginate, pectin, gellan gum or even water markedly reduces fat absorbtion in the final production of par-fried fish, the USDA scientists

AESTHETIC VIDEOSOURCE PRESENTS “DRY ROOM TREATMENTS: BODY WRAPS ...  -  Jul 23, 2007
PR Leap (press release),1, McHenry demonstrates how to perform three body wraps with seaweed: a seaweed gel wrap, a seaweed sachet wrap in a steam canopy, and a peel-off alginate

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