Marine shell resources have received great attention from researchers owing to their unique
merits such as high hardness, good toughness, corrosion resistance, high adsorption, and …

Biomineralization is a process by which organisms regulate the combination of organic and
inorganic matter to build functional organic–inorganic hybrid materials. Due to their precise …

The rapid growth of the abalone industry has brought a great burden to the environment
because of their inedible shells. Aiming at environmental and resource sustainability, porous …

Collagen/hydroxyapatite hybrids are promising biomimetic materials that can replace or
temporarily substitute bone tissues. The process of biomineralization was carried out …

Inspired by the nanostructure of bone, biomimetic nanocomposites comprising natural
polymers and inorganic nanoparticles have gained much attention for bone regenerative …

This review provides a summary of recent research on biomimetic and bioinspired strategies
applied in the field of biomedical material engineering and focusing particularly on calcium …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a neurological disorder that can lead to loss of perceptive and
athletic function due to the severe nerve damage. To date, pieces of evidence detailing the …

Herein, we aim to elucidate osteogenic effects of two silica-based xerogels with different
degrees of bioactivity on human bone-derived mesenchymal stromal cells by means of …

Chitosan fibers were processed using the Net-Shape-Nonwoven (NSN) technique in order
to create porous scaffolds which were functionalized in two bioinspired ways: collagen type I …

Isolated nanospheres consisting of organically modified hydroxyapatite (ormoHAP),
prepared by an electric field-assisted ion double migration process, were embedded in …