Ubwoko bw'inkoko budahagije ii collagen ni poroteyine y'ingenzi, ikwirakwizwa cyane mu nyamaswa, cyane cyane mu ngingo zihuza nk'amagufwa, uruhu, karitsiye, ligaments, n'ibindi.Mu rwego rwubuvuzi, ubwoko bwinkoko budasanzwe bwa kolagen bukoreshwa cyane mugutegura uruhu rwubukorikori, ibikoresho byo gusana amagufwa, sisitemu yo kurekura ibiyobyabwenge nibindi bicuruzwa bivura imiti.Byongeye kandi, ikoreshwa kandi mugutegura ibikoresho biomedical nibikoresho byubuvuzi kubera ubudahangarwa buke hamwe na biocompatibilité nziza.