Overview
The high-concentration rat tail collagen consists of 10 mL of 10 mg/mL telocollagen. Since it is telocollagen, rat tail collagen will develop harder hydrogels compared to atelocollagen.
The collagen seems to be highly purified, lot-to-lot consistent, and on-the-shelf available.
RatCol® High Concentration Type I Acid Soluble Rat Tail Collagen comprises 100 mg at a concentration of nearly 10 mg/mL in a 0.02 M acetic acid solution (~pH 3). RatCol® collagen seems to be soluble telo-collagen. This collagen product is offered in easy-to-use packaging for use and storage. This product seems to be sterile filtered and is supplied as a user-friendly solution.
This product is perfect for coating surfaces, offering the production of thin layers for culturing cells, or using as a solid gel. RatCol® collagen is perfect for applications by making use of a variety of cell lines such as fibroblasts, hepatocytes, and epithelial cells.
Source: Advanced Biomatrix
| Parameter, Testing, and Method |
RatCol® Type I Collagen #IKD119261001 |
| Sterilization Method |
Filtration |
| Extraction Method |
Acid - telocollagen |
| Form |
Solution |
| Package Size |
100 mg (~10 mL) Kit |
| Storage Temperature of Collagen |
2-10 °C |
| Storage Temperature of Neutralization Solution |
Room Temperature |
| Shelf Life |
Minimum of 6 months from date of receipt |
| Collagen Concentration - Biuret |
~10.0 mg/mL |
| Collagen Purity - Silver Staining |
≥ 99% |
| pH |
3.0-3.8 |
| Kinetic Gel Test (Minutes) |
≤ 40 |
| Gel Formation Tube Test (Minutes) |
≤ 40 |
| Electrophoretic Pattern - Coomassie Blue |
Characteristic |
| Sterility - USP modified |
No growth |
| Endotoxin - LAL |
≤ 10.0 EU/mL |
| Osmolality (mOsmo H2O/kg) |
≤ 35 |
| Cell Attachment Assay |
Pass |
| Source |
Rat Tail Tendon |
| Hydrogel Young's Modulus E (Pa) |
Characteristic |