Valorization of Fish Waste: Isolation and Characterization of Acid- and Pepsin-Soluble Collagen from the Scales of Mediterranean Fish and Fabrication of Collagen-Based Nanofibrous Scaffolds

• Published in: Marine Drugs
• Main Authors: Leto-Aikaterini Tziveleka, Stefanos Kikionis, Labros Karkatzoulis, Kostas Bethanis, Vassilios Roussis, Efstathia Ioannou
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: fish scales; marine collagen; acid-soluble collagen; pepsin-soluble collagen; nanofibers; Ulvan; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/md20110664

In search of alternative and sustainable sources of collagenous materials for biomedical applications, the scales of five Mediterranean fish species—fished in high tonnage in the Mediterranean region since they represent popular choices for the local diet—as well as those of the Atlantic salmon for...