The new calcium alginate is different because now the long linked chains begin attaching to each other, a little like a chain-link fence. This is called cross-linking. The connected strands of calcium ...

Lelkes PI. 2012. J Mol Neurosci. Feb;49(2):334-46. doi: 10.1007/s12031-012-9863-9. Epub 2012 Aug 10. Influence of alginate cross-linking method on neurite response to microencapsulated ...

The newly developed hydrogel precursor comprises alginate (natural polysaccharide ... Upon visible light irradiation, cross-linking occurs, and amorphous calcium phosphate, which functions as ...