Research Article

Optimized Collagen Extraction Process to Obtain High Purity and Large Quantity of Collagen from Human Perirenal Adipose Tissue

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Comparison of the processed collagen and the crude ECM: (a) hydrolyzed collagen comparison, (b) total protein and hydroxyproline concentration, (c) lyophilized collagen comparison, (d) histological comparison (arrow, pigments), (e) FTIR spectroscopy, and (f) SEM images with the network structure of collagen fibers (magnification, ×400; scale bar, 100 μm). Crude, unprocessed ECM; processed, purified collagen through optimized process. Data are presented as the values. The values with different superscript letters in a column are significantly different (). Scale bars, 50 μm.
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