“…Many articles have reported that sodium alginate forms porous, strong, and stable solid gels via ionically cross-linking with calcium [40,[56][57][58][59]. Although the cross-linked alginate-ion gel is known as a biocompatible and bioactive network with unique cell adhesion properties, it has disadvantages, such as limited durability in physiological conditions, which affects the swelling behavior and release of the drug [44][45][46]59,60]. The prepared composite gel was loaded with LOH, an extract employed in diverse medicine for its biologically active compounds [36,37,61,62].…”