Carbons with hierarchical pores in the range of few nanometers obtained via template-
assisted methods offer a great control over structure and geometry of pores, keeping them …

Marine resources have tremendous potential for developing high-value biomaterials. The
last decade has seen an increasing number of biomaterials that originate from marine …

The growing demand for new, sophisticated, multifunctional materials has brought natural
structural composites into focus, since they underwent a substantial optimization during long …

A planetary health perspective views human health as a function of the interdependent
relationship between human systems and the natural systems in which we live. The …

In the development of technology, a source of inspiration for mankind is the nature.
Naturally, many biological surfaces having unique micro–nanostructures, such as lotus …

Marine demosponges of the Verongiida order are considered a gold-mine for bioinspired
materials science and marine pharmacology. The aim of this work was to simultaneously …

Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting has become a flexible tool in regenerative medicine with
potential for various applications. Further development of the new 3D bioprinting field lies in …

Chitosan and its derivative have been widely used for wound healing applications, but the
effect of the chitosan form on wound healing related properties has been less exploited. To …

Sponges are a valuable source of natural compounds and biomaterials for many
biotechnological applications. Marine sponges belonging to the order Verongiida are known …

Marine sponges of the subclass Keratosa originated on our planet about 900 million years
ago and represent evolutionarily ancient and hierarchically structured biological materials …