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Fabrication, Properties, and Biomedical Applications of Calcium-Containing Cellulose-Based Composites
Ru-Jie Shi1, Jia-Qi Lang1, Tian Wang1
1Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Green Planting and Deep Processing of Famous-region Drug in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing, China.
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
|July 7, 2022
Summary
Calcium-containing cellulose composites offer superior mechanical strength and biocompatibility for biomedical uses. Research highlights their synthesis, properties, and applications, positioning them as ideal candidates for future medical innovations.
Area of Science:
- Biomaterials Science
- Nanotechnology
- Composite Materials
Background:
- Calcium-containing cellulose-based composites are gaining attention in biomedical fields.
- These materials exhibit advantageous properties like high mechanical strength, osteoconductivity, biocompatibility, biodegradation, and bioactivity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the synthesis, fabrication, properties, and applications of calcium-containing cellulose-based composites.
- To identify current challenges and future directions for these advanced biomaterials.
Main Methods:
- The review summarizes various synthesis methods including biomimetic mineralization, microwave, co-precipitation, hydrothermal, freeze-drying, mechanochemical reaction, and ultrasound methods.
- Fabrication, properties, and applications are discussed based on existing literature.
Main Results:
- Multiple synthesis routes enable the creation of calcium-containing cellulose-based composites with tailored properties.
- These composites demonstrate significant potential for diverse biomedical applications due to their favorable characteristics.
Conclusions:
- Calcium-containing cellulose-based composites are highly promising for biomedical applications.
- Further research is needed to address existing challenges and fully realize their potential in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.
