Research Progress in the Application of Fish Scales as Multifunctional Biomaterials
Fish scale is a natural renewable biological composite material,mainly composed of collagen and hydroxyapatite.Due to their good biocompatibility,biodegradability,multi-active groups,hierarchical structure,high toughness and other properties,fish scales and biocompos-ites based on fish scales have shown many advantages in the fields of biological fillers,heavy metal ion adsorption,medical and health care and electronics,and have broad application prospects.Converting fish scales into functional materials can avoid waste of resources and realize the commercial value of fish scales.This paper introduces the structure of fish scales and the derivative functional materials with fish scales as the main matrix,lists the application in production and life,and provides a reference direction for the application research of fish scales and their derivatives.