Dale Devore, Jiaxun Zhu, Robert Brooks, Rebecca Rone McCrate, David A Grant, Sheila A Grant
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A 2016 MarA liquid collagen has been developed that fibrilizes upon injection. Rapid polymerizing collagen (RPC) is a type I porcine collagen that undergoes fibrillization upon interaction with ionic solutions, such as physiological solutions. The ability to inject liquid collagen would be beneficial for many soft tissue augmentation applications. In this study, RPC was synthesized and characterized as a possible dermal filler. Transmission electron microscopy, ion induced RPC fibrillogenesis tests, collagenase resistance assay, and injection force studies were performed to assess RPC's physicochemical properties. An in vivo study was performed which consisted of a 1-, 3-, and 6-month study where RPC was injected into the ears of miniature swine. The results demonstrated that the liquid RPC requires low injection force (<7 N); fibrillogenesis and banding of collagen occurs when RPC is injected into ionic solutions, and RPC has enhanced resistance to collagenase breakdown. The in vivo study demonstrated long-term biocompatibility with low irritation scores. In conclusion RPC possesses many of the desirable properties of a soft tissue augmentation material. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 104A: 758-767, 2016. © 2015 The authors journal of biomedical materials research part a published by wiley periodicals, inc.
Dale Devore, Jiaxun Zhu, Robert Brooks, Rebecca Rone McCrate, David A Grant, Sheila A Grant. Development and characterization of a rapid polymerizing collagen for soft tissue augmentation. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A. 2016 Mar;104(3):758-767
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