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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ehrlich, Hermann
• Martinović, Rajko
• Joksimović, Danijela
• Petrenko, Iaroslav
• Schiaparelli, Stefano
• Wysokowski, Marcin
• Tsurkan, Dmitry
• Stelling, Allison L.
• Springer, Armin
• Gelinsky, Michael
• Joksimović, Aleksandar

Titel

Conchixes: organic scaffolds which resemble the size and shapes of mollusks shells, their isolation and potential multifunctional applications

Ist Teil von

• Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing, 2020, Vol.126 (7), Article 562

Ort / Verlag

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Molluscan shells are an example of a mineral-based biocomposite material, and most studies to date have focused on understanding their biomineralization mechanisms. Meanwhile, large amounts of these shells are produced as waste globally by seafood which is used by other industries as a source of biogenic calcium carbonates. In this study, we propose a simple methodological approach for isolation of Conchixes , the organic scaffolds that resemble the size and shapes of mollusks shells, using gentle EDTA-based demineralization of the shells. Such mineral-free biological materials have been extracted from selected representatives of marine and fresh water bivalves, as well as from marine and terrestrial gastropods under study. Key pathways to practical applications of molluscan conchixes with regards to pharmacy, cosmetics, feed and feed additives, biomedicine and bioinspired materials science are also discussed.