Acronym BLUETEETH
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Marine Origin Biopolymers as Innovative Building Blocks from the Sea for the Development of Bioresorbable Multilayered Membranes for Guided Bone Regeneration Programme International Cooperation
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National-European Coordinator João Mano Coordinator email jmano@ua.pt
Coordinator institution
UA - University of Aveiro (Portugal)
Institutions involved
Primex - Primex ehf (Iceland) ,
HI - University of Iceland (Iceland) ,
UiO - University of Oslo (Norway) ,
Start year 2017 End year 2019 Funding (€) € 1,005,000 Website www.marinebiotech.eu/blueteeth Summary Natural origin polymers from algae and arthropods can be obtained in large scale, and a great effort has been paid to find applications for such high - added value materials. Periodontal disease is frequent in humans and constitutes, together with dental caries, the principal cause of tooth loss in adults. Currently, one of the available treatment strategies for periodontal disease comprises the use of non - resorbable or resorbable membranes as barrie r membranes for guided tissue/bone regeneration (GTR/GBR). Such membranes will act as a physical barrier to protect the defect site and to prevent soft tissue to reach the injured area, as well as “guide” the bone regeneration process. Several synthetic an d natural membranes are currently being used for GTR/GBR to improve periodontal regeneration but, so far, complete regeneration has not yet been reported. In this concern, BLUETEETH intends to create a pioneering and innovative biocompatible and bioresorba ble free - standing (FS) multilayered membrane that would address the limitations of the current ones, in terms of regeneration potential, by promoting an effective GTR/GBR to treat periodontal disease. Such multilayered membrane will have a special design a nd composition, thus allowing the spatiotemporal control of several parameters, includ ing biocompatibility, biodegradability, mechanical performance, bioactivity and bioadhesion. This project attempt s to develop the entire pipeline, bridging the isolation of the marine raw materials up to the final device, with expected improved medical performance and technical characteristics suitable to accelerate market entry
Keywords
Biopolymer;
Algae;
Bioprospecting;
Biomaterial;
Human health;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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