Marine Collagen: From Biological Insights to Biomedical Breakthroughs
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials of Marine Origin".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2025 | Viewed by 1288
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Interests: marine collagen; biomaterials; 3D cell culture; organoids; spheroid; hydrogel; scaffold; cancer; immunology; cell biology; thymus regeneration; tissue engineering; circulating tumor cells
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, there has been rapidly growing interest in biomaterials for various in vitro and in vivo biomedical research and applications. Among these, collagen-based biomaterials have gained prominence, particularly in fields such as tissue engineering. However, the use of mammalian collagen presents challenges, including religious constraints, allergic or autoimmune reactions, and the risk of disease transmission from animals.
In recent decades, marine collagen (MC) has emerged as a promising alternative biomaterial for pharmacological and biomedical applications. Marine organisms provide a rich source of collagen, and MC offers several advantages over mammalian collagen, including water solubility, easy extractability, low immunogenicity, safety, biocompatibility, biodegradability, antimicrobial activity, functionality, and lower production costs. Due to its unique characteristics and physicobiochemical properties, MC holds tremendous potential as a scaffold biomaterial in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, drug delivery systems, and therapeutic applications.
This Special Issue, "Marine Collagen: From Biological Insights to Biomedical Breakthroughs," invites submissions that explore the latest developments, advancements, trends, challenges, and future perspectives in this exciting field. We welcome contributions from various areas of multidisciplinary research, ranging from fundamental studies (including extraction, purification, characterization, fabrication, and experimentation) to biotechnological, pharmacological, biomedical, and therapeutic applications of MC. Additionally, comprehensive review papers are also encouraged for submission.
We look forward to receiving valuable contributions to this Special Issue.
Dr. Sik Yoon
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine collagen
- extraction, purification, characterization, synthesis
- scaffold, 3D cell culture, spheroid, tumoroid, organoid
- biomaterial, biofabrication, nanofiber, nanocarrier
- polymer, hydrogel, bioink, bioprinting
- cytoprotection, tissue repair, regenerative medicine
- tissue engineering, biomedical engineering, artificial organ
- drug delivery, nanomedicine
- disease modeling, diagnostic or therapeutic application
- biomedical, pharmacological, or biotechnological application
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