Obtaining Collagen Scaffolds for the Restoration of Myocardium Tissue

Abstract

This paper shown an update in the development of collagens for the manufacture of scaffold which are used in tissue regeneration. The steps to obtain collagen scaffolds such as isolation, acid solubilization, purification, precipitation, lyophilization and fibrillogenesis were described. As collagen sources, which provide collagen, Type I such as skin and tendon of mammalians, fish, and birds were mentioned. The physics-chemical characterization using several methods by electrophoresis analysis, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimet-ric and mechanical assay were described. These tests permits to know the behavior of scaffolds. Applied cross-link method to improve physically stabilized to collagen were explained. Emphasis is placed on the limitations encountered during cell therapies and on the restoration of myocardial tissue using scaffolding, which are a challenge to be overcome by tissue engineering.