Biomaterials from the Sea: Future Building Blocks for Biomedical Applications

Overview

Journal Bioact Mater

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2021 May 17

PMID 33997505

Citations 37

Authors

Mei-Chen Wan

Wen Qin

Chen Lei

Qi-Hong Li

Meng Meng

Ming Fang

Wen Song

Ji-Hua Chen

Franklin Tay

Li-Na Niu

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Abstract

Marine resources have tremendous potential for developing high-value biomaterials. The last decade has seen an increasing number of biomaterials that originate from marine organisms. This field is rapidly evolving. Marine biomaterials experience several periods of discovery and development ranging from coralline bone graft to polysaccharide-based biomaterials. The latter are represented by chitin and chitosan, marine-derived collagen, and composites of different organisms of marine origin. The diversity of marine natural products, their properties and applications are discussed thoroughly in the present review. These materials are easily available and possess excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability and potent bioactive characteristics. Important applications of marine biomaterials include medical applications, antimicrobial agents, drug delivery agents, anticoagulants, rehabilitation of diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, bone diseases and diabetes, as well as comestible, cosmetic and industrial applications.

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