Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2022 Feb 25;20(3):170.
doi: 10.3390/md20030170.

Collagens from Marine Organisms towards Biomedical Applications

Azizur Rahman  1   2 , Tiago H Silva  3   4
Affiliations
Editorial

Collagens from Marine Organisms towards Biomedical Applications

Azizur Rahman et al. Mar Drugs. .

Abstract

Collagen is the main fibrous structural protein in the extracellular matrix and connective tissue of animals [...].

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
SEM micrographs of insoluble collagen (InSC; A,E), intercellular collagen (ICC; B,C,F,G), and spongin-like collagen (SlC; D,H) from Axinella cannabina (row 1) and Suberites carnosus (row 2), respectively. TEM micrographs of insoluble collagen before (InSC; I,M) and after (SF-InSC; J,N) spicule removal, intercellular collagen (ICC; K,O) and spongin-like collagen (SlC; L,P) from Axinella cannabina (row 3) and Suberites carnosus (row 4), respectively.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

References

    1. Rahman M.A. Collagen of Extracellular Matrix from Marine Invertebrates and Its Medical Applications. Mar. Drugs. 2019;17:118. doi: 10.3390/md17020118. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Ehrlich H., Wysokowski M., Żółtowska-Aksamitowska S., Petrenko I., Jesionowski T. Collagens of Poriferan Origin. Mar. Drugs. 2018;16:79. doi: 10.3390/md16030079. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Tziveleka L.-A., Ioannou E., Tsiourvas D., Berillis P., Foufa E., Roussis V. Collagen from the Marine Sponges Axinella cannabina and Suberites carnosus: Isolation and Morphological, Biochemical, and Biophysical Characterization. Mar. Drugs. 2017;15:152. doi: 10.3390/md15060152. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Fassini D., Duarte A.R.C., Reis R.L., Silva T.H. Bioinspiring Chondrosia reniformis (Nardo, 1847) Collagen-Based Hydrogel: A New Extraction Method to Obtain a Sticky and Self-Healing Collagenous Material. Mar. Drugs. 2017;15:380. doi: 10.3390/md15120380. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Pozzolini M., Scarfi S., Gallus L., Castellano M., Vicini S., Cortese K., Gagliani M.C., Bertolino M., Costa G., Giovine M. Production, Characterization and Biocompatibility Evaluation of Collagen Membranes Derived from Marine Sponge Chondrosia reniformis Nardo, 1847. Mar. Drugs. 2018;16:111. doi: 10.3390/md16040111. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources