Journal
ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202101389
Keywords
biocompatibility; biodiversity; healthcare applications; natural biomaterials; sustainability
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Natural biomaterials sourced from various organisms have diverse properties and applications in healthcare. While they show promise, there are limitations to be addressed. Future research should focus on discovering and studying more natural biomaterials to expand their potential uses.
Natural biomaterials originating during the growth cycles of all living organisms have been used for many applications. They span from bioinert to bioactive materials including bioinspired ones. As they exhibit an increasing degree of sophistication, natural biomaterials have proven suitable to address the needs of the healthcare sector. Here the different natural healthcare biomaterials, their biodiversity sources, properties, and promising healthcare applications are reviewed. The variability of their properties as a result of considered species and their habitat is also discussed. Finally, some limitations of natural biomaterials are discussed and possible future developments are provided as more natural biomaterials are yet to be discovered and studied.
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