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Eggshell Waste: A Gold Mine for Sustainable Bioceramics

Journal

JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
Volume 102, Issue 1, Pages 599-620

Publisher

SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s41745-022-00291-3

Keywords

Eggshell; Calcium phosphate; Hydroxyapatite; Calcium-deficient HA; Tricalcium phosphate; Tetracalcium phosphate; Nanocarriers; Bone cement; Scaffold

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  1. Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India

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This article provides insight into the recent medical applications of eggshell-based calcium phosphate bioceramics. It discusses the advantages of using natural sources such as eggshell, bovine bone, and fish bone for bioceramics, including optimal composition and morphology. The article highlights the potential of eggshell-derived calcium phosphates for bone regenerative applications and summarizes the development of eggshell-derived nanocarriers for drug and protein delivery. It also emphasizes the role of eggshell calcium phosphate precursors in improving the material and biological properties of bone cement formulations, as well as the advantages of eggshell-based scaffolds in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Bioceramics derived from natural sources such as eggshell, bovine bone, fish bone, etc. have the benefit of inheriting some of the properties of the raw materials like optimal composition, similar morphology, etc., along with the advantages of unlimited worldwide availability at a very low raw material cost. The eggshell waste is an inexpensive source of calcium, and so, a great deal of effort has been made to exploit this resource as value-added calcium phosphates (CaP) such as hydroxyapatite, tricalcium phosphate, tetracalcium phosphate, etc., which are the most widely used for bone and dental applications. Eggshell-derived CaPs were found to have minor amounts of biologically relevant ions inherited from the eggshell. As these ions are crucial for bio-mineralization of eggshell, the potential of eggshell derived multi-ion-substituted CaPs for bone regenerative applications has been reviewed. The development of eggshell-derived CaP nanocarriers for the delivery of drugs and protein has been summarised. The role of CaP precursors from eggshells in improving the material and biological properties of bone cement formulations has been highlighted. The advantages of eggshell CaP-based scaffolds in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine have also been summarised. Overall, the current article aims to provide an insight into the recent medical applications of eggshell-based calcium phosphate bioceramics.

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