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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Relyophilized collagen scaffold to improve handling and small molecule loading.

Alison C Nunes, Julia Harrer, Sreedhara Sangadala, Thanh A Doan, Scott D Boden, Nick J Willett, Brendan A C Harley

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Alison C NunesCarl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, UIUC, Urbana, IL 61801.
Julia HarrerDepartment of Bioengineering, Knight Campus, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403.
Sreedhara SangadalaSchool of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322.
Thanh A DoanSchool of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322.
Scott D BodenSchool of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322.
Nick J WillettDepartment of Bioengineering, Knight Campus, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403.
Brendan A C HarleyCarl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, UIUC, Urbana, IL 61801.ORCID 0000-0001-5458-154X

Funding

Mineralized collagen composite to accelerate craniofacial bone regenerationR01DE030491 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI HARLEY, BRENDAN A. · 2021 to 2025
$2.2M
Stratified and mechanically-tough biomaterial implant to improve tendon-to-bone enthesis regenerationR01AR077858 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI HARLEY, BRENDAN A. · 2021 to 2025
$1.7M
Small Molecule Inhibition of Noggin to Induce Spinal FusionR01AR078892 · NIAMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI BRIAN CHUN KIM GOH, Nick J Willett · 2022 to 2026
$1.7M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR077858NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR078892NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE030491
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue engineering scaffolds such as collagen-based biomaterials have long been used to mimic native extracellular matrix in a wide range of regenerative applications. Their high porosity, tunable degradation and mechanics, and cell adhesion sites provide a structure upon which cells can grow and differentiate, while they also have the potential to act as carriers for loading and release of biomolecules to aid in healing. Here we describe the inclusion of a second lyophilization step in the fabrication process to enable improved loading efficiency of bone morphogenic protein 2 as well as increased ease of end-user handling. We report mineralized collagen scaffolds demonstrate maintained microarchitecture and mechanical properties post-relyophilization with reduced variability in biomolecule loading. Relyophilization allows consistent loading and release profiles and suggests the potential to improve the translational potential of collagen scaffold biomaterials for regenerative medicine applications.

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biomolecule releaseBMP2collagen scaffoldrelyophilization

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PMID41757075
PMCPMC12934645

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