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Have you ever imagined a world where doctors and scientists could use a special printer to create new skin-like tissues? Well, that future is here! Picture this: cells called human dermal fibroblasts and our Claro™® GelMA coming together in a 3D printer to build structures that mimic skin.

Restoring What's Lost: Tissue Engineering for a Brighter Future Human tissue loss can occur at any point in our lives due to various reasons such as vascular diseases, sudden trauma, or cancer. Vascular diseases encompass conditions like diabetes, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and blood clots, which can impede blood flow to limbs and result in...

Gelatin offers a broad spectrum of qualities that make it a highly effective excipient for pharmaceutical applications. Despite attempts to find suitable alternatives, its unique technological and biopharmaceutical properties ensure it retains huge importance to the pharmaceutical industry and beyond.

Collagen consumer popularity is at an all-time high – but for how long? How well is collagen accepted in your region compared to other well-known health ingredients? What are the key factors for the success of health ingredients and how is collagen ranked? Collagen is getting mainstream – how can you make sure to stand out from the crowd?

Did you know that our clean label, 100% natural, and non-GMO gelatin is now also available certified kosher? We guarantee the highest standards in quality and purity.

Claro has now joined forces with Regemat 3D (a biotech company pioneer in the design and development of customized 3D bioprinters and bioreactors for research in the regenerative medicine field), which will now distribute Claro’s BG800 that was developed for extrusion-based bioprinters.

Gelatin is among the most widely used ingredients in pharmaceutical and medical applications, and with good reason: gelatin is almost universally tolerated, it displays very useful elasticity and clarity features, it melts at body temperature, and it is thermo-reversible. Gelatin is a highly versatile ingredient with many benefits for...

The trend toward healthier eating continues to gain momentum due to the pandemic – yet interest in indulgent food and drinks has increased, too. Consumers are using treats to help fill the emotional void and compensate for the lack of socialization, while activities such as home baking have enjoyed a huge resurgence.

Collagen has moved firmly into the mainstream, spanning beauty supplements, sports nutrition, healthy ageing solutions and weight management products. Backed by growing scientific interest in its benefits for skin, bone and joint health, it has become a staple ingredient across categories. But as demand grows, so do expectations. Today’s consumers...

Traditionally, collagen peptides for bone and joint health targeted the elderly population and a lot of studies were performed on this demographic which has risks of developing osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. However, in recent years we have seen a huge growth in the sports nutrition market featuring collagen products for bone and joint health.

The need for innovative 3D cancer models to enhance drug-testing process The National Cancer Institute defines cancer as “a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems.” [1]. Metastases are the primary...

Since the early part of the 19th century, gelatin has been the leading choice for manufacturers creating soft capsules thanks to its unique molecular structure. Gelatin-based soft capsules make liquid medicines easier to ingest as well as masking their taste – and advances in science continue to inspire exciting new developments. Founded in 1900...

Periodontal (gum) disease: an annual cost estimated at 79 billion euros in Europe Periodontal (gum) disease is extremely common. Severe periodontal diseases are found in 5–20% of middle-aged (35–44 years) adults in Europe, and up to 40% of older people (65–74 years). Diseases of the mouth are an expensive burden to health care services.

With more and more consumers responding to healthy living and fitness trends globally, sports nutrition has become the fastest growing category within consumer health, with an estimated growth of ~8.5% between 2019 and 2024. (1) What are some of the main trends in sports nutrition (2) and what do they mean for your collagen consumer market?

Gelation temperature (Tgel) and printing settings (e.g. printing speed and nozzle gauge) are influenced by two controllable variables: gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) concentration and the degree of functionalization (DoF). Higher hydrogel concentrations combined with low DoF will result in higher Tgel. Thermo-sensitive materials, such as GelMA...

​Collagen’s health benefits have been known for centuries, but only in 1970s, collagen started gaining mainstream appeal, reaching different consumer groups.1 30 years after, collagen pe​​ptides are experiencing growth globally – what are some of the key drivers supporting its growth and why collagen can be a ​value-added ingredient for your...

The technology Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels demonstrate a well-recognized cytocompatible behavior [1] and therefore, are ideal when developing bio-inks for engineering connective, epithelial, muscle, and nervous tissues. However, high printing pressures and ultimately nozzle blockages are recurrent issues when bioprinting with GelMA.

Bioinks for extrusion-based printing need flow during the extrusion phase and should have shape-retention after the deposition of the filament. This behavior can be evaluated by two rheological parameters: the storage (or elastic) modulus G′ and the loss (or viscous) modulus G″ (Schwab et al., 2020). The storage modulus, G′, relates to the amount...