Tel Aviv University

Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd

Ido Sella

Yoel Kashman

Dafna Benayahu

Yehuda Benayahu

Amira Rudi

Yoram Lanir

Einat Raz

A method is disclosed for regenerating connective tissue by administering a scaffold comprising collagen fibers extracted from a soft coral. The length of the soft coral collagen fibers following stretching by about 15% is identical to the length of the fibers prior to stretching.

Method of regenerating connective tissue with a scaffold of coral-derived collagen

An isolated collagen fiber is disclosed, wherein a length of the fiber prior to stretching by about 15%, is identical to a length of the fiber following said stretching by about 15%. The fiber comprises a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopic profile as shown in FIG. Uses thereof and method of isolating are also disclosed.

Coral-derived collagen and methods of farming same

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Mevaseret Zion, Israel

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