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Title: | Collagen solubility testing, a quality assurance step for reproducible electro-spun nano-fibre fabrication. A technical note |
Authors: | Zeugolis, D.I. Li, B. Lareu, R.R. Chan, C.K. Raghunath, M. |
Keywords: | Collagen nano-fibres Collagen solubility Electro-spinning SDS-PAGE |
Issue Date: | 1-Oct-2008 |
Source: | Zeugolis, D.I., Li, B., Lareu, R.R., Chan, C.K., Raghunath, M. (2008-10-01). Collagen solubility testing, a quality assurance step for reproducible electro-spun nano-fibre fabrication. A technical note. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition 19 (10) : 1307-1317. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1163/156856208786052344 |
Abstract: | Collagen is the main component of the extra-cellular matrix and has been utilised for numerous clinical applications in many forms and products. However, since collagen remains a natural animal-derived biopolymer, variation between batches should be addressed and minimised to ensure reproducibility of the fabrication process. Recently, electro-spinning of collagen has been introduced as a leading technique for the production of bio-mimetic nano-scale scaffolds for tissue-engineering applications. However, no protocols are available that would allow comparisons of the quality of different collagen raw materials prior to the electro-spinning process. In order to bridge this gap we assessed the solubility of various freeze-dried collagens in 0.5 M acetic acid and analysed the solved collagen by gel electrophoresis. We show that raw material of limited solubility in acetic acid will not render high quality electro-spun nano-fibres using hexafluoropropanol. In particular, insoluble collagen directly failed to produce nano-fibres, collagen of reduced solubility produced fused nano-fibres with limited inter-nano-fibre space, whilst purified type-I collagen of high solubility produced smooth, reproducible nano-fibres. Gel electrophoresis confirmed the amount of solubility, as well as qualitative differences in terms of collagen cross-links and collagen types. We recommend this simple and fast step to save costs and to enhance control over the electro-spinning process of collagen. Furthermore, we believe that the solubility test should be introduced prior to any collagenous matrix preparation in order to ensure reproducibility and accuracy. © 2008 VSP. |
Source Title: | Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition |
URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/66969 |
ISSN: | 09205063 |
DOI: | 10.1163/156856208786052344 |
Appears in Collections: | Staff Publications |
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