TWO OR THREE-DIMENSIONAL CLEANED CHITIN SKELETON OF DICTYOCERATID SPONGES, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF

摘要

The invention relates to the field of biology and to a chitin skeleton of dictyoceratid sponges that can be used, for example, in healing wounds. The aim of the present invention is a two or three-dimensional cleaned chitin skeleton of dictyoceratid sponges, wherein the skeleton structure of the dictyoceratid sponge is retained, having a high specific surface area. The aim is achieved by a chitin skeleton of dictyoceratid sponges populated directly on the surface of the skeleton with human or animal cells. The aim is further achieved by a method wherein all other components of the chitin skeleton of the dictyoceratid sponges are removed by means of a base and/or base-acid and/or base-acid-hydrogen peroxide treatment at temperatures between 20 and 50°C, and cell cultures are subsequently applied to the surface of the chitin skeleton. The aim is further achieved by the use of chitin skeletons of dictyoceratid sponges in biology, medicine, and technology.