Two natural glucomannan polymers, from Konjac and Bletilla, as bioactive materials for pharmaceutical applications

Formation and Characterization of Light-Responsive TEMPO-Oxidized Konjac Glucomannan Microspheres

(2014) Xiaodong Chen et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Engineering a vascular endothelial growth factor 165-binding heparan sulfate for vascular therapy

(2014) Chunming Wang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Affinity-selected heparan sulfate for bone repair

(2013) S. Murali et al.   BIOMATERIALS

High molecular weight plant heteropolysaccharides stimulate fibroblasts but inhibit keratinocytes

(2013) Munira Shahbuddin et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Controlled release of anticancer drug using graphene oxide as a drug-binding effector in konjac glucomannan/sodium alginate hydrogels

(2013) Jia Wang et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

A new glucomannan from Bletilla striata: Structural and anti-fibrosis effects

(2013) Ying Wang et al.   FITOTERAPIA

Current understanding of molecular and cellular mechanisms in fibroplasia and angiogenesis during acute wound healing

(2013) Nicholas S. Greaves et al.   JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Preparation of wet-spun polysaccharide fibers from Chinese medicinal Bletilla striata

(2013) Yanli Xiang et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

GNPs-CS/KGM as Hemostatic First Aid Wound Dressing with Antibiotic Effect: In Vitro and In Vivo Study

(2013) Li Fan et al.   PLoS One

Glucomannan-poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidinone) bicomponent hydrogels for wound healing

(2013) Munira Shahbuddin et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Optimization of hydrolysis conditions for the production of glucomanno-oligosaccharides from konjac using β-mannanase by response surface methodology

(2012) Junfan Chen et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Effect of degree of deacetylation on physicochemical and gelation properties of konjac glucomannan

(2012) Xuezhu Du et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Hydrogels for protein delivery in tissue engineering

(2012) Roberta Censi et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Self-aggregates of cholesterol-modified carboxymethyl konjac glucomannan conjugate: Preparation, characterization, and preliminary assessment as a carrier of etoposide

(2011) Wei Ha et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Preparation of konjac glucomannan-based pulsatile capsule for colonic drug delivery system and its evaluation in vitro and in vivo

(2011) Jing Liu et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Controlled Release of Diclofenac from Matrix Polymer of Chitosan and Oxidized Konjac Glucomannan

(2011) Suphat Korkiatithaweechai et al.   Marine Drugs

Activation of the innate immune receptor Dectin-1 upon formation of a ‘phagocytic synapse’

(2011) Helen S. Goodridge et al.   NATURE

A physiologically active polysaccharide hydrogel promotes wound healing

(2010) Yi Luo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Traditional uses and potential health benefits of Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch ex N.E.Br.

(2010) Melinda Chua et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

The control of anchorage-dependent cell behavior within a hydrogel/microcarrier system in an osteogenic model

(2009) Chunming Wang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Preparation and characterization of konjac glucomannan–poly(acrylic acid) IPN hydrogels for controlled release

(2009) Xian Wen et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Synthesis and characteristics of pH-sensitive semi-interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels based on konjac glucomannan and poly(aspartic acid) for in vitro drug delivery

(2009) Changhua Liu et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Macrophage-Specific Expression of Mannose-Binding Lectin Controls Atherosclerosis in Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor–Deficient Mice

(2009) Robert A. Matthijsen et al.   CIRCULATION

An improved injectable polysaccharide hydrogel: modified gellan gum for long-term cartilage regeneration in vitro

(2009) Yihong Gong et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Epidermal growth factor therapy and wound healing — past, present and future perspectives

(2009) J. Hardwicke et al.   SURGEON-JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGES OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH AND IRELAND

A novel gellan gel-based microcarrier for anchorage-dependent cell delivery

(2008) Chunming Wang et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Konjac glucomannan/xanthan gum enzyme sensitive binary mixtures for colonic drug delivery

(2008) Felipe Alvarez-Manceñido et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS

Bletilla striata Polysaccharide Stimulates Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in Macrophages

(2008) Huajia Diao et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Targeting delivery oligonucleotide into macrophages by cationic polysaccharide from Bletilla striata successfully inhibited the expression of TNF-α

(2008) Lei Dong et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

The Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Wound Healing

(2008) Philip Bao et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

In vitro evaluations of konjac glucomannan and xanthan gum mixture as the sustained release material of matrix tablet

(2007) Jiangyang Fan et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Synthesis and properties of novel hydrogels from oxidized konjac glucomannan crosslinked gelatin for in vitro drug delivery

(2007) Huiqun Yu et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS