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Advantages of collagen as a biomaterial

2017-04-19

 

The advantages of using collagen include:

 

    • it is available in abundance and easily purified from living organisms. More than 30% of vertebrate tissues have collagen.

    • orientation of fibers

    • semipermeability of membranes

    • positive effect on wound healing rates

    • non-antigenic - since the fibers are abundant in nature they do not cause a reaction of the immune system.

    • non-toxic and biocompatible

    • biodegradable and bioreabsorbable - biodegradability can be regulated by cross-linking

    • biological plastic due to high tensile strength and minimal expressibility

    • synergic with other used bioactive components and compatible with synthetic polymers

    • formulated in a number of different forms

    • promotes blood coagulation

    • easily modifiable to produce materials as desired by utilizing its functional groups