IQUIMEFA   05518
INSTITUTO QUIMICA Y METABOLISMO DEL FARMACO
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
capítulos de libros
Título:
Approaches to improving the mechanical properties of collagen biomaterials
Autor/es:
MV TUTTOLOMONDO; MF DESIMONE; JM GALDOPÓRPORA; ML FOGLIA
Libro:
Advances in Physicochemical Properties of Biopolymers
Editorial:
Bentham Publishing
Referencias:
Año: 2017; p. 787 - 801
Resumen:
Collagenis a natural constituent of theextracellularmatrix of tissues. Itis well known that, whenprepared without additives, diluted collagen hydrogels present poor mechanicalproperties limiting their use in tissue engineering. Hence, collagen´s structuralproperties need to be enhanced. For this purpose, this chapter presents anoverview of the recent advances and alternatives developed to improve themechanical properties of collagen biomaterials.