简介:Collagenisthemajoracellcarofconnectivetissueproteininanimals,accountingforabout25%ofthetotalbodyproteinofvertebrates.Anessentialfeatureofthistypeofbiomaterialisthatitdegradesinbiologicenvironments,eventuallydisap-pears,andleavesnopermanentforeignresidue.Averypracticalaspectoftheuseofcollagenisitseaseofpreparationanditswidespreadoccurrenceinnature.Thus,col-lagenhasbeenemployedasabiomaterialinalmosteveryphysicalform.Forexam-ple,collagenfibrescanbeusedasasubstratefornerveregeneration,tendonligament