Nomenclature of hyaluronic acid

Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Materials

This chapter discusses two protocols that are used throughout the remaining chapters. These protocols and experimental data comprise the early preliminary work of this dissertation. The first protocol is the synthesis of photocrosslinkable glycidyl methacrylate modified hyaluronic acid (GMHA). This derivative was synthesized by the reaction of glycidyl methacrylate with HA in a solvent mixture ...

Hyaluronic acid (hyaluronan)

Beneficial effects of hyaluronic acid.

Biomaterials are playing a vital role in our day-to-day life. Hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid), a biomaterial, receives special attention among them. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a polyanionic natural polymer occurring as linear polysaccharide composed of glucuronic acid and N-acetylglucosamine repeats via a β-1,4 linkage. It is the most versatile macromolecule present in the connective tissues of all v...

Antigenic Properties of Hyaluronic Acid

1. Complement titrations, using 50% haemolysis as the end-point, were performed on forty guineapigs maintained on different levels of intake of vitamin C, and the results were evaluated statistically. 2. No significant change in complement was found to occur in guinea-pigs partially or completely deficient in vitamin C. 3. Addition of cabbage to the dietAdid not result in-any change in the comp...

Hyaluronic acid and nerve regeneration

The tubulization repair technique is a useful model for studying peripheral nerve regeneration since it provides quantifiable parameters for assessing the effects of exogenously applied substances on nerve repair. In this study, we observed that the local administration of hyaluronic acid (HA) in a tubular prosthesis at the time of implantation significantly improved the repair process, and tha...