Biological effects of spirulina (Arthrospira) biopolymers and biomass in the development of nanostructured scaffolds Michele Greque de Morais, Bruna da Silva Vaz, Etiele Greque de Morais, Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa.
Joint Authors
Morais, Michele Greque de
Del Gaudio, Costantino
Vaz, Bruna da Silva
Morais, Etiele Greque de
Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Spirulina is produced from pure cultures of the photosynthetic prokaryotic cyanobacteria Arthrospira.
For many years research centers throughout the world have studied its application in various scientific fields, especially in foods and medicine.
The biomass produced from Spirulina cultivation contains a variety of biocompounds, including biopeptides, biopolymers, carbohydrates, essential fatty acids, minerals, oligoelements, and sterols.
Some of these compounds are bioactive and have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, and antifungal properties.
These compounds can be used in tissue engineering, the interdisciplinary field that combines techniques from cell science, engineering, and materials science and which has grown in importance over the past few decades.
Spirulina biomass can be used to produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), biopolymers that can substitute synthetic polymers in the construction of engineered extracellular matrices (scaffolds) for use in tissue cultures or bioactive molecule construction.
This review describes the development of nanostructured scaffolds based on biopolymers extracted from microalgae and biomass from Spirulina production.
These scaffolds have the potential to encourage cell growth while reducing the risk of organ or tissue rejection.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Morais, Michele Greque de& Vaz, Bruna da Silva& Morais, Etiele Greque de& Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira& Del Gaudio, Costantino. 2014. Biological effects of spirulina (Arthrospira) biopolymers and biomass in the development of nanostructured scaffolds Michele Greque de Morais, Bruna da Silva Vaz, Etiele Greque de Morais, Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa.. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496812
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Morais, Michele Greque de…[et al.]. Biological effects of spirulina (Arthrospira) biopolymers and biomass in the development of nanostructured scaffolds Michele Greque de Morais, Bruna da Silva Vaz, Etiele Greque de Morais, Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa.. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496812
American Medical Association (AMA)
Morais, Michele Greque de& Vaz, Bruna da Silva& Morais, Etiele Greque de& Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira& Del Gaudio, Costantino. Biological effects of spirulina (Arthrospira) biopolymers and biomass in the development of nanostructured scaffolds Michele Greque de Morais, Bruna da Silva Vaz, Etiele Greque de Morais, Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa.. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496812
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496812