Biomimetic mineralisation of eggshell membrane featuring natural nanofiber network structure for improving its osteogenic activity

Designing reasonably priced bioactive organic-inorganic hybrid materials featuring osteogenic activity has received a significant interest in the bone tissue engineering field. In this study, eggshell membrane (ESM), which consists mostly of proteins exhibiting fibrous network structure, was utilised innovatively as a template to prepare eggshell membrane/hydroxyapatite (ESM-HA) composites using a versatile biomimetic mineralisation technique....