Snail mucus had medical applications for wound healing as early as ancient Greece and the
late Han Dynasty (China). A literature search found 165 modern research papers discussing …

Snail and slug mucus is a viscous-elastic substance secreted by specific glands with
adhesive and lubricants properties that allows them to adhere tenaciously to many different …

Terrestrial gastropod mucus exhibits multifunctional attributes, enabling diverse
applications. This comprehensive review integrates insights across biomedicine …

This study reports the novel use of Achatina fulica (A. fulica) mucus as a potential
therapeutic repair agent in osteoarthritis and cartilage tissue repair in vitro. Snail mucus was …

Biobased extracts comprise various bioactive components and they are widely used in
tissue engineering applications to increase bioactivity as well as physical characteristics of …

Achatina fulica was treated by pressurized hot water to extract bioactive polysaccharides
and the extraction process was optimized with the extraction yield by response surface …

This study reports the preparation of a novel porous 3D scaffold from agarose-snail mucus
(AGSMu) for cartilage tissue repair applications. AG is reported for its unique thermal and …

Snail slime is obtained from Helix aspersa Müller and H. aspersa var. maxima. Two types of
mucus are obtained: lymosine and cryptosine, the one used in medicine and cosmetology …

Elysia crispata is a tropical sea slug that can retain intracellular functional chloroplasts from
its algae prey, a mechanism termed kleptoplasty. This sea slug, like other gastropods …

The slug Arion vulgaris has attracted major attention as one of the worst invasive herbivore
pests in Europe and is renowned for the stiff mucus it secretes for locomotion. In this study …