Reconstituted type I collagen fibres have received considerable interest as tendon implant materials due to their chemical and structural similarity to the native *** produced through a semi-continuous extrusion proce...
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Reconstituted type I collagen fibres have received considerable interest as tendon implant materials due to their chemical and structural similarity to the native *** produced through a semi-continuous extrusion process were cross-linked with different concentrations of the zerolength cross-linker 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide(EDC)in combination with N-hydroxysuccinimide(NHS).Tensile properties of the fibres were considered,along with imaging of both surface structure and fibrillar *** of the fibres to bacterial collagenase was investigated and fibre sections seeded with human tendon cells for biological characterization,including cell adhesion and *** work clearly demonstrated that whilst the concentration of EDC and NHS had no significant effect on the mechanics,a higher concentration was associated with higher collagenase resistance,but also provided a less attractive surface for cell adhesion and proliferation.A lower cross-linking concentration offered a more biocompatible material without reduction in mechanics and with a potentially more optimal degradability.
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