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Waste-to-resource: eggshells as a source for next-generation biomaterials for bone regeneration

Programme Research and Education
Selection Open project
Competition title Third project call of Baltic Research programme
Donorstate/international project partner University of Oslo (Norway), Reykjavik University (Iceland), Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Project national Nr. EEA-RESEARCH-85
GrACE project Nr. LV-RESEARCH-0005
Contract No. EEZ/BPP/VIAA/2021/1, 30.04.2021.
Contract Date 30.04.2021
Project title Waste-to-resource: eggshells as a source for next generation biomaterials for bone regeneration
Project promoter Riga Technical University
Start of project eligibility 01.05.2021
Project end 30.04.2024
Total eligible costs 799 787.00€
Grant financing 679 818.95€
National co-financing 119 968.05€
Project status In implementation
Project goal/description The project aims to develop a new concept for the processing of eggshells into next-generation biomaterials for bone regeneration. Although a wide range of information is available on the use of eggshells in the synthesis of calcium phosphates (CaP), such as hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate, the use of eggshells for the production of amorphous calcium phosphates (ACP) has not been extensively studied, mainly due to ACP metastability. As part of the project, chicken eggshells will be used as a raw material for the synthesis of a stable ACP phase, from which, for the first time, new, porous, natural bone-like ACP ceramic substrates will be obtained. In addition, to fully process chicken eggshells into high value-added products, proteins with high bioactive content and antibacterial properties will be extracted from eggshell membranes. The obtained proteins are intended to be used for coating porous ACP ceramic substrates, thus giving the material new and unique properties. The total cost of the project is EUR 799787.00, of which EUR 679818.95 is co-financing from European Economic Area financial instrument and EUR 119968.05 is National co-finding.
Implementation place Visa Latvija

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