Marine Spongin: Naturally Prefabricated 3D Scaffold-Based Biomaterial

• Main Authors: Teofil Jesionowski, Małgorzata Norman, Sonia Żółtowska-Aksamitowska, Iaroslav Petrenko, Yvonne Joseph, Hermann Ehrlich
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
• Series: Marine Drugs
• Subjects: marine sponge; spongin; aquaculture; hybrid material; dyes
• Online Access: http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/16/3/88

The biosynthesis, chemistry, structural features and functionality of spongin as a halogenated scleroprotein of keratosan demosponges are still paradigms. This review has the principal goal of providing thorough and comprehensive coverage of spongin as a naturally prefabricated 3D biomaterial with multifaceted applications. The history of spongin’s discovery and use in the form of commercial sponges, including their marine farming strategies, have been analyzed and are discussed here. Physicochemical and material properties of spongin-based scaffolds are also presented. The review also focuses on prospects and trends in applications of spongin for technology, materials science and biomedicine. Special attention is paid to applications in tissue engineering, adsorption of dyes and extreme biomimetics.