Sustainable aquatic waste and by-products processing: biomaterials in tissue engineering facts and gaps
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2023
Abstract
The need to modify aquatic waste using sterile, non-hazardous, and ecological procedures has become one of the significant challenges in its disposal. Biomaterials from aquatic species and their waste or by-products are considered renewable biosources because they are highly volatile substances or high energy inputs. The biological wastes can be recovered for biomedicine, pharmacology, and other applications. This study summarizes the current groups of aquatic biomaterials, made of plants, fish species living in freshwater or marine environments, waste biomass, biopolymers, and stabilization agents. Aquatic biomaterials from several sources are discussed in some clinical and in vitro experiments for tissue engineering purposes. The near-future demands are also demonstrated, depending on biomaterial-specific problem-solving. This review may help bioengineers discover more economical and eco-compatible biomaterial options.
Identifier
85166296013 (Scopus)
Publication Title
Materials Today Sustainability
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2023.100445
e-ISSN
25892347
Volume
23
Recommended Citation
Aksun Tümerkan, E. T.; Kozaci, L. D.; Miri, A. K.; Maharjan, S.; and Cecen, B., "Sustainable aquatic waste and by-products processing: biomaterials in tissue engineering facts and gaps" (2023). Faculty Publications. 1497.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/1497