[HTML][HTML] Biomaterials from the sea: Future building blocks for biomedical applications

M Wan, W Qin, C Lei, Q Li, M Meng, M Fang, W Song… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine resources have tremendous potential for developing high-value biomaterials. The
last decade has seen an increasing number of biomaterials that originate from marine …

[HTML][HTML] Cosmetic, biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of fish gelatin/hydrolysates

S Al-Nimry, AA Dayah, I Hasan, R Daghmash - Marine drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
There are several reviews that separately cover different aspects of fish gelatin including its
preparation, characteristics, modifications, and applications. Its packaging application in …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of biopolymers for drugs and probiotics delivery

R Gheorghita, L Anchidin-Norocel, R Filip, M Dimian… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Research regarding the use of biopolymers has been of great interest to scientists, the
medical community, and the industry especially in recent years. Initially used for food …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan and chitooligosaccharide: The promising non-plant-derived prebiotics with multiple biological activities

Z Guan, Q Feng - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biodegradable chitin is the second-most abundant natural polysaccharide, widely existing in
the exoskeletons of crabs, shrimps, insects, and the cell walls of fungi. Chitosan and …

Carrageenans for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications: A review

A Jafari, M Farahani, M Sedighi, N Rabiee… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomaterials are considered a substantial building block for tissue engineering, regenerative
medicine, and drug delivery. Despite using both organic and inorganic biomaterials in these …

[HTML][HTML] Advancement of chitin and chitosan as promising biomaterials

MM Al-Rooqi, MM Hassan, Z Moussa, RJ Obaid… - Journal of Saudi …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biopolymers like cellulose, polysaccharides, chitosan, starch, chitin, and alginates have
sparked an increasing curiosity in creating natural replacements for synthetic polymers …

[HTML][HTML] Chitin and chitosan derivatives as biomaterial resources for biological and biomedical applications

S Satitsri, C Muanprasat - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitin is a long-chain polymer of N-acetyl-glucosamine, which is regularly found in the
exoskeleton of arthropods including insects, shellfish and the cell wall of fungi. It has been …

[HTML][HTML] Biomaterials and bioactive natural products from marine invertebrates: From basic research to innovative applications

G Romano, M Almeida, A Varela Coelho, A Cutignano… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aquatic invertebrates are a major source of biomaterials and bioactive natural products that
can find applications as pharmaceutics, nutraceutics, cosmetics, antibiotics, antifouling …

[HTML][HTML] The essentials of marine biotechnology

A Rotter, M Barbier, F Bertoni, AM Bones… - Frontiers In marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Coastal countries have traditionally relied on the existing marine resources (eg, fishing,
food, transport, recreation, and tourism) as well as tried to support new economic endeavors …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of marine biomaterials and their applications in biomedicine

H Zhang, X Wu, L Quan, Q Ao - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oceans have vast potential to develop high-value bioactive substances and biomaterials. In
the past decades, many biomaterials have come from marine organisms, but due to the wide …