2021
DOI: 10.1007/s42242-021-00129-4
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Photosynthetic biomaterials: applications of photosynthesis in algae as oxygenerator in biomedical therapies

Abstract: For most organisms, molecular oxygen is indispensable for normal physiological metabolism; in humans, prolonged hypoxia in tissues can induce many diseases, exemplified by cardiovascular disease, chronic wounds, and tissue necrosis. Therefore, the oxygen in our environment is vital for life. As a main source of oxygen in the natural world that transforms light energy into chemical energy and oxygen, photosynthesis has been widely studied in scientific research and used in production of food, fuel, and medicine… Show more

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“…The use of photosynthetic cells for the local delivery of oxygen is a promising approach and, consequently, there has been an increasing interest in the advances of photosynthetic biomaterials and therapies as described by numerous recently published reviews, where the potential of this novel concept is highlighted (19)(20)(21)(22). However, and as stated by some of the aforementioned reviews, no previous study has demonstrated the safety of this approach in human patients.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The use of photosynthetic cells for the local delivery of oxygen is a promising approach and, consequently, there has been an increasing interest in the advances of photosynthetic biomaterials and therapies as described by numerous recently published reviews, where the potential of this novel concept is highlighted (19)(20)(21)(22). However, and as stated by some of the aforementioned reviews, no previous study has demonstrated the safety of this approach in human patients.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Photosynthetic biomaterials incorporate living microorganisms, such as algae or cyanobacteria, into the structure . These materials have the ability for carbon dioxide fixation, which leads to oxygenic photosynthesis to produce oxygen, nutrients, and other byproducts under visible light irradiation .…”
Section: Photosynthetic Bacteria-integrated Wound Dressingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In particular, microalgae have been widely used in the fields of food, biofuels, health products and environmental control [ 56 , 57 ]. Recently, microalgae have been of considerable use in biomedical fields for applications such as bioanalysis, tissue engineering, drug delivery and tumor therapy, and they exhibit high biocompatibility both in vivo and in vitro [ [58] , [59] , [60] ]. Studies by Woo et al.…”
Section: Oxygen Shuttles Produced Oxygen For Enhanced Tumor Therapymentioning
confidence: 99%