Spongin as a Unique 3D Template for the Development of Functional Iron-Based Composites Using Biomimetic Approach In Vitro [PDF]
Marine sponges of the subclass Keratosa originated on our planet about 900 million years ago and represent evolutionarily ancient and hierarchically structured biological materials.
Anita Kubiak +18 more
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Creation of a 3D Goethite–Spongin Composite Using an Extreme Biomimetics Approach [PDF]
The structural biopolymer spongin in the form of a 3D scaffold resembles in shape and size numerous species of industrially useful marine keratosan demosponges.
Anita Kubiak +17 more
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Discovery of mammalian collagens I and III within ancient poriferan biopolymer spongin [PDF]
Spongin is a fundamental biopolymer that has played a crucial role in the skeletogenesis of keratosan sponges for over 800 million years. This biomaterial had so far remained chemically unidentified and believed to be an enigmatic type of halogenated ...
Hermann Ehrlich +27 more
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Applicability of a Green Nanocomposite Consisted of Spongin Decorated Cu2WO4(OH)2 and AgNPs as a High-Performance Aptasensing Platform in Staphylococcus aureus Detection [PDF]
This study reports the synthesis of a nanocomposite consisting of spongin and its applicability in the development of an aptasensing platform with high performance.
Faezeh Shahdost-Fard +7 more
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Electrochemical Sensing of Gallic Acid in Beverages Using a 3D Bio-Nanocomposite Based on Carbon Nanotubes/Spongin-Atacamite [PDF]
Gallic acid (GA) is one of the most important polyphenols, being widely used in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries due to its biological effects such as antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and ...
Sedigheh Falahi +5 more
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Adsorption of Cationic Dyes on a Magnetic 3D Spongin Scaffold with Nano-Sized Fe3O4 Cores [PDF]
The renewable, proteinaceous, marine biopolymer spongin is yet the focus of modern research. The preparation of a magnetic three-dimensional (3D) spongin scaffold with nano-sized Fe3O4 cores is reported here for the first time.
Maryam Akbari +9 more
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3D Spongin Scaffolds as Templates for Electro-Assisted Deposition of Selected Iron Oxides [PDF]
The skeletons of marine sponges are ancient biocomposite structures in which mineral phases are formed on 3D organic matrices. In addition to calcium- and silicate-containing biominerals, iron ions play an active role in skeleton formation in some ...
Krzysztof Nowacki +5 more
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Investigation of the inverse problem for the Arrhenius equation using the example of thermal degradation of spongin-based scaffolds [PDF]
A mathematical description of the thermal degradation of spongin-based scaffolds is given. The Arrhenius integral was evaluated using the inverse problem approach, in which the unknown values were the activation energy E A , the pre-exponential factor A,
Sonia Żółtowska +3 more
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Simultaneous Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine and Tryptophan Using 3D Goethite–Spongin Composites [PDF]
In this study, a facile approach for simultaneous determination of dopamine (DA) and tryptophan (TRP) using a 3D goethite–spongin-modified carbon paste electrode is reported.
Sedigheh Falahi +5 more
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Development of Magnetic Sponges Using Steel Melting on 3D Carbonized Spongin Scaffolds Under Extreme Biomimetics Conditions [PDF]
This study presents a novel approach to fabricating magnetic sponge-like composites by melting various types of steel onto three-dimensional (3D) carbonized spongin scaffolds under extreme biomimetic conditions.
Bartosz Leśniewski +12 more
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