Fibrillogenesis in collagen hydrogels accelerated by carboxylated microbeads.

Collagen type I is a material widely used for 3D cell culture and tissue engineering. Different architectures, such as gels, sponges, membranes, and nanofibers, can be fabricated with it. In collagen hydrogels, the formation of fibrils and fibers depends on various parameters, such as the source of collagen, pH, temperature, concentration, age, etc.

Synthesis, Characterization and In Vitro Study of Synthetic and Bovine-Derived Hydroxyapatite Ceramics: A Comparison.

The physicochemical properties and biological behavior of sintered-bovine-derived hydroxyapatite (BHAp) are here reported and compared to commercial synthetic-HAp (CHAp). Dense ceramics were sintered for 2 h and 4 h at 1200 °C to investigate their microstructure-structure-in-vitro behavior relationship for both HAp ceramics. Densification was directly proportional to sintering time, showing a grain coarsening behavior with a greater effect on BHAp.