Methacrylated Type I collagen
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Methacrylated Type I collagen (Col1MA) is a methacrylated tissue engineering scaffold material that retains the basic properties of natural collagen. Methacrylated Type I collagen needs to self-assemble into fibrous hydrogel under the action of photoinitiator LAP (HY-44076), and target bioactive adhesion sites, play an inherent supporting role for tissue cells and biodegradable activity.
Application: cell culture, biological 3D printing, tissue engineering, etc.
For research use only. We do not sell to patients.
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Storage:Powder -20°C, 3 years ; In solvent -80°C, 6 months , -20°C, 1 month
Biological Activity
Description
Application: cell culture, biological 3D printing, tissue engineering, etc.
In Vitro
Col1MA Preparation:
Recommended concentration: no more than 10 mg/mL; dissolve in 20 mM acetic acid at 4°C with stirring overnight.
Aqueous solution will gel at room temperature and neutral pH. Keep cool during operation.
Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles when using this product solution.
This product is used in conjunction with the blue light initiator LAP (HY-44076) for crosslinking and curing under 365-405 nm light.
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only. Further protocols information, click here.
Chemical Information
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Appearance Solid
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Color White to off-white
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SMILES
[Methacrylated Type I collagen]
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Synonyms
Col1MA
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Powder -20°C 3 years In solvent -80°C 6 months -20°C 1 month
Solvent & Solubility
In Vitro:
1 M Acetic acid : 25 mg/mL (Need ultrasonic)
Protocols
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3D Hydrogel Synthetic Scaffold Culture
3D hydrogel synthetic scaffold culture embeds cells, spheroids, organoids, or tissue fragments inside a hydrated crosslinked polymer network so that cells receive matrix and cell-cell cues in three dimensions rather than from a flat plastic surface. A literature-supported model protocol is PEG-4MAL hydrogel culture, in which four-arm maleimide-terminated PEG is functionalized with cysteine-containing adhesive peptides such as RGD and crosslinked with protease-degradable peptides such as GPQ-W; this creates a defined, modular scaffold that supports human organoid generation and culture. The readouts are scaffold-supported growth, morphology, lumen formation, budding, viability, proliferation, lineage-marker expression, and matrix-dependent expansion or differentiation; reported assays include transmitted-light imaging, immunofluorescence, in situ hybridization, qRT-PCR, and rheological characterization.
Purity & Documentation
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Data Sheet (264 KB)
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SDS (251 KB)
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Handling Instructions (2659 KB)
References
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)