EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX - SYNTHETIC SKIN SCAFFOLD

摘要

The present invention provides a process or preparing an extracellular matrix composition which comprises: (a) mixing an aqueous solution of fibrinogen with a coagulating agent and a bulking agent and a foaming agent; (b) causing the mixture to foam and coagulate; (c) incubating the mixture obtained in step (b) with a cross-linking agent; and (d) washing the cross-linked composition obtained in step (c) to remove the cross-linking agent. Wherein the foaming agent consists of or comprises one or more surfactant agent(s) from the class of sugar-surfactants. The invention also relates to the formulation mixture as such, and to the products of the process.