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Monitoring the Degradation of Collagen Hydrogels by Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum.


ABSTRACT: Collagen-based hydrogels are investigated extensively in tissue engineering for their tunable physiochemical properties, biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, the effect of the integrity of the collagen triple helical structure on biodegradability is yet to be studied. In this study, we monitored the degradation of intact collagen (C-coll) and hydrolyzed collagen (D-coll) hydrogels in collagenase Clostridium histolyticum to understand their degradation process. Our results show that when peptides are present on the surface of the fibrils of D-coll hydrogels, cleavage of amide bonds occur at a much higher rate. The fibrillar structure of D-coll hydrogel results in a more pronounced breakdown of the gel network and dissolution of collagen peptides. The results from this work will improve the understanding of enzymatic degradation and the resulting bioabsorption of collagen materials used in drug delivery systems and scaffolds.

SUBMITTER: Ng HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7709630 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Monitoring the Degradation of Collagen Hydrogels by Collagenase <i>Clostridium histolyticum</i>.

Ng Hon Wei HW   Zhang Yi Y   Naffa Rafea R   Prabakar Sujay S  

Gels (Basel, Switzerland) 20201127 4


Collagen-based hydrogels are investigated extensively in tissue engineering for their tunable physiochemical properties, biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, the effect of the integrity of the collagen triple helical structure on biodegradability is yet to be studied. In this study, we monitored the degradation of intact collagen (C-coll) and hydrolyzed collagen (D-coll) hydrogels in collagenase <i>Clostridium histolyticum</i> to understand their degradation process. Our results show  ...[more]

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