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A short review on cockle shells as biomaterials in the context of bone scaffold fabrication


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Perimal, Enoch Kumar and Bharatham, B. Hemabarathy and Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki and George, Penny and Abdul Hamid, Zariyantey (2019) A short review on cockle shells as biomaterials in the context of bone scaffold fabrication. Sains Malaysiana, 48 (7). pp. 1539-1545. ISSN 0126-6039

Abstract

Cockle shells contribute to a large amount of waste product in South East Asia due to the extensive culturing of the mollusc for consumption. These nacreous materials in the recent years have been gaining wider popularity due to its potential use as biomaterials. As shown in various studies, cockle shell powder consists of 95-98% aragonite form of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). The calcium carbonate obtained from cockle shells are easily converted into nanoparticles, which have shown encouraging results in bone tissue grafting. With the recent advancement in bone tissue engineering and development of a newer generation of biomaterial based bone scaffolds, the cockle shell powder has promising applications in the near future to be used in the formulation of bone grafting materials. In this review, the use of biomaterials in bone tissue grafting and nacreous materials as potential biomaterials with a focus on the cockle shell and its recent advancement as the main component in the formulation of a nanobiocomposite bone scaffold is discussed.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2019-4807-23
Publisher: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Keywords: Biomaterial; Bone tissue grafting; Cockle shell
Depositing User: Ms. Nuraida Ibrahim
Date Deposited: 09 Nov 2020 14:53
Last Modified: 09 Nov 2020 14:53
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80494
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