Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications of alginate methacrylate (ALMA)-based hydrogels: Current advances and challenges

Alginate methacrylate (ALMA) hydrogels have been prevalently used in various biomedical applications, mainly due to their photocrosslinking ability. Not only this feature allows the formation of cell-laden hydrogels, but it also facilitates the fine-tuning of hydrogels' physical attributes such as mechanical properties, pore size distribution, and degradation rate. In the past decade, various modifications were applied to ALMA hydrogels to amend...