Functionalized recombinant bacterial collagen-like proteins

Abstract

Recombinant bacterial collagen-like protein, preferably with an amino acid sequence that is at least ≥60% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 wherein the amino acid sequence comprises a deletion of at least 38 amino acids at the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the recombinant collagen-like protein is functionalized with at least one non-terminal alkene group. A bioink comprising the functionalized recombinant bacterial collagen-like protein, at least one solvent and at least one photoinitiator, a process for producing a hydrogel by crosslinking the functionalized recombinant bacterial protein or the bioink as well as the hydrogel obtained therefrom. Furthermore, a scaffold for tissue engineering comprising the hydrogel.

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