Alginate-based biomaterials in orthopedics: What are the prospects for bacterial alginate?

Figure 1 Number of publications in the PubMed database from 2000 to 2024. A: Studies on bone repair using alginate as the main biomaterial; B: Studies on cartilage restoration (joints) using alginate as the main biomaterial.

Figure 2  The current application of alginate in various fields.

Figure 3  The metabolic pathway of alginate biosynthesis.

Figure 4 Alginate-RGD hydrogels. A: Alginate-RGD hydrogel substrate for studying the adhesion of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in 2D; B: Encapsulated MSCs in an alginate-RGD hydrogel for studying their differentiation in 3D.

Figure 5  This is a summary of the development and application of alginate-based biomaterials as injectable hydrogels for cartilage regeneration.