The extraction and purification of collagen are of great interest due to its biological function
and medicinal applications. Although marine invertebrates are abundant in the animal …

Octocorallia (class Anthozoa, phylum Cnidaria) is a group of calcifying corals displaying a
wide diversity of mineral skeletons. This includes skeletal structures composed of different …

Brachiopods are a lineage of invertebrates well known for the breadth and depth of their
fossil record. Although the quality of this fossil record attracts the attention of paleontologists …

Calcium carbonate skeletal tissues in metazoans comprise a small quantity of occluded
organic macromolecules, mostly proteins and polysaccharides that constitute the skeletal …

Mineralization of hydrogel biomaterials is considered desirable to improve their suitability as
materials for bone regeneration. Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) has been successfully applied …

The suitability of hydrogel biomaterials for bone regeneration can be improved by
incorporation of an inorganic phase in particle form, thus maintaining hydrogel injectability …

The skeletons of corals are made of calcium carbonate by biomineralization process, in the
form of aragonite or calcite. To understand the characteristics of coral skeletons, especially …

Precipitation of marine biogenic CaCO 3 minerals occurs at specialist sites, typically with
elevated pH and dissolved inorganic carbon, and in the presence of biomolecules which …

The ability to construct a mineralized skeleton was a major innovation for the Metazoa
during their evolution in the late Precambrian/early Cambrian. Porifera (sponges) hold an …

In recent years, the medicinal potential of marine organisms has attracted increasing
attention. This is due to their immense diversity and adaptation to unique ecological niches …