12.03.2026
New Success Story: BiogenInk
Although 3D printing is arising as a versatile and potent technology for production of biomaterials, in particular tissue engineering (TE) scaffolds, its maturation is still hampered by the limited materials that can be used. BiogenInk project addressed this scientific challenge by aiming the development of bioinspired and bioresorbable inks composed of marine collagen and ionic-doped calcium phosphates, as building blocks for the production of cell instructive scaffolds for bone regeneration.
To accomplish this, firstly a sustainable raw materials pipeline was established to produce marine collagen and fish bones, using marine demosponges (Chondrosia reniformis Nardo, 1847) from an integrated multitrophic aquaculture system and fish bones as byproducts from the industrial processing of cod for food products, respectively. In particular, marine sponges were used for bioremediation in a fish aquaculture - with environmental benefits - and a specific collagen extraction procedure was designed and applied to the resulting biomass producing the valuable biopolymer.
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