Effects of Mangosteen Peel Phenolic Compounds on Tilapia Skin Collagen-Based Mineralized Scaffold Properties.

A proper valorization of biological waste sources for an effective conversion into composites for tissue engineering is discussed in this study. Hence, the collagen and the phenolic compound applied in this investigation were extracted from waste sources, respectively, fish industry rejects and the peels of the mangosteen fruit. Porous scaffolds were prepared by combining both components at different compositions and mineralized at different temperatures to evaluate the modifications in the biomimetic formation of apatite.

Influence of blend ratio and mangosteen extract in chitosan/collagen gels and scaffolds: Rheological and release studies.

This study proposes the incorporation of mangosteen peel extract in chitosan and collagen gels and scaffolds, at different ratios, for fabricating materials with potential wound dressing applications. The extract addition increases the thermal stability of the collagen while decreasing to about one-fifth the swelling capability of its scaffolds. Oppositely, it enables chitosan and its blends to withstand high swelling percentages.

Mineralization of Phosphorylated Fish Skin Collagen/Mangosteen Scaffolds as Potential Materials for Bone Tissue Regeneration.

In this study, a potential hard tissue substitute was mimicked using collagen/mangosteen porous scaffolds. Collagen was extracted from Tilapia fish skin and mangosteen from the waste peel of the respective fruit. Sodium trimetaphosphate was used for the phosphorylation of these scaffolds to improve the nucleation sites for the mineralization process.