Kollageenists
Kollageenists refers to professionals who specialize in collagen, the most abundant protein in animals, focusing on its biology, material properties, and applications in medicine and industry.
The term derives from kollageen (collagen in Dutch) with the -ist suffix; while not a widely formalized
Areas include structural biology of collagen types I, II, III; biosynthesis in fibroblasts; post-translational modifications such
In biomaterials and tissue engineering, kollageenists study collagen-based scaffolds, hydrogels, wound dressings; in medicine, they investigate
Methods include microscopy, spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, rheology, and molecular modeling; they work in academia, hospitals, biotechnology,
See also: collagen, extracellular matrix, tissue engineering, biomaterials.