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Lifeink® 240

acidic type I collagen bioink, 35 mg/mL

Synonym(s):

3D Bioprinting, Bioink, Collagen

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UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

sterility

sterile; sterile-filtered

form

viscous liquid

concentration

30-40 mg/mL (Collagen concentration)
35 mg/mL

impurities

≤10 EU/mL Endotoxin

color

colorless

pH

3.0-5.0

storage temp.

2-8°C

Application

Lifeink® 240 is a collagen based bioink that is suitable for 3D bioprinting using the FRESH printing technique. The recommended printing temperature is at 2-25 °C. It is a an acidic Type I collagen bioink at a concentration of 35 mg/ml. Lifeink® 240 is formulated in an acidic saline buffer solution. Once the collagen is printed into LifeSupport, the pH and salts concentration of the printed structure become physiological. Cells can then be seeded onto the printed structure allowing for cell adherence and cellular remodeling of the 3D bioprinted structure. This bioink possesses high print fidelity, shear-thinning, strong mechanical strength, and good cytocompatibility.

Legal Information

LifeSupport is a trademark of Advanced BioMatrix, Inc.
Lifeink is a registered trademark of Advanced BioMatrix, Inc.

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Met. Corr. 1

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1


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In vivo remodeling of a 3D-Bioprinted tissue engineered heart valve scaffold.
Maxson E L, et al.
Bioprinting, 16, e00059-e00059 (2019)
A Lee et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 365(6452), 482-487 (2019-08-03)
Collagen is the primary component of the extracellular matrix in the human body. It has proved challenging to fabricate collagen scaffolds capable of replicating the structure and function of tissues and organs. We present a method to 3D-bioprint collagen using

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