Process for the preparation of mineralized collagen fibrils and their uses as bone substitute material
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1. A process for the preparation of mineralized collagen fibrils, comprising mixing an acidic solution of uncrosslinked collagen molecules, wherein the solution comprises a calcium-based mineral, with a neutral buffer solution, wherein mineralization of the fibrils begins at an acid pH, thereby forming the fibrils and mineralizing them in one step,wherein the collagen recombinant collagen.
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The invention relates to a process for the preparation of mineralized collagen fibrils, where the fibril formation and mineralization take place in one process step, and to the use thereof as bone substitute material. The collagen is recombinant collagen.
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1. A process for the preparation of mineralized collagen fibrils, comprising mixing an acidic solution of uncrosslinked collagen molecules, wherein the solution comprises a calcium-based mineral, with a neutral buffer solution, wherein mineralization of the fibrils begins at an acid pH, thereby forming the fibrils and mineralizing them in one step,
wherein the collagen recombinant collagen.
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11. A method of producing bone substitute material, comprising preparing mineralized collagen fibrils by mixing an acidic solution of uncrosslinked collagen molecules, wherein the solution comprises a calcium-based mineral, with a neutral buffer solution, wherein mineralization of the fibril begins at an acid pH, thereby forming the fibrils and mineralization of them in a process step, wherein the collagen is recombinant collagen.
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