Foam-formed collagen strand
First Claim
1. A method for preparing a foam-formed human collagen strand, having a matrix of reticulated pores with a pore size from greater than 1 mm to less than 2 mm configured to allow movement of cells and fluid in and along the length of the strand, the method comprising:
- depositing a dispersed solution of an enzymatically-treated human-derived collagen product having a preserved amount of one or more native constituents into grooves of a grooved template to form a dispersed collagen product in said dispersed solution; and
processing the dispersed collagen product to provide said foam-formed human collagen strand;
wherein the matrix of reticulated pores comprises intersecting embossed surface channels to form a surface topography, and wherein the intersecting embossed surface channels include an axial channel extending between an embossed top surface channel intersection point and an embossed bottom surface channel intersection point.
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Abstract
Foam-formed collagen strands and methods for forming strands involve depositing a dispersed solution of an isolated cleaned, de-fatted, enzymatically-treated (or non-enzyme treated) human-derived collagen product having a preserved amount of its natural constituents into grooves of a grooved plate, and processing the dispersed collagen product to provide a foam-formed collagen strand. Foam-formed collagen strands may be processed into threads having a matrix of reticulated pores to conduct biological materials in and through the strand, the collagen of the collagen strand comprising isolated, enzymatically-treated human derived collagen having a preserved amount of its natural collagen constituents.
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1. A method for preparing a foam-formed human collagen strand, having a matrix of reticulated pores with a pore size from greater than 1 mm to less than 2 mm configured to allow movement of cells and fluid in and along the length of the strand, the method comprising:
- depositing a dispersed solution of an enzymatically-treated human-derived collagen product having a preserved amount of one or more native constituents into grooves of a grooved template to form a dispersed collagen product in said dispersed solution; and
processing the dispersed collagen product to provide said foam-formed human collagen strand;
wherein the matrix of reticulated pores comprises intersecting embossed surface channels to form a surface topography, and wherein the intersecting embossed surface channels include an axial channel extending between an embossed top surface channel intersection point and an embossed bottom surface channel intersection point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- depositing a dispersed solution of an enzymatically-treated human-derived collagen product having a preserved amount of one or more native constituents into grooves of a grooved template to form a dispersed collagen product in said dispersed solution; and
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