The ultimate mechanical properties and biocompatibility of manually produced and continuously produced reconstituted type I collagen fibers were compared to evaluate the efficacy of the automated fiber forming process. In general, continuously made fibers show slightly inferior mechanical properties and faster biodegradation rates compared to manually made fibers, due to minor differences in fiber forming protocol introduced by design constraints. However, the investigation has shown that a continuous collagen fiber production process is possible.
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