Efficient Recovery of Collagen from Tannery Waste Materials and Its Integration into Functional Hydrogel Systems

is achieved, enabling structural integrity under deformation and suitability for flexible electronic interfaces. The prepared hydrogel also displayed rapid autonomous self-healing behavior and substantial antibacterial properties against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Overall, COL is employed herein as a sustainable precursor, highlighting an eco-conscious approach to biomaterial design. This work presents a versatile strategy for producing mechanically stable and biofunctional hydrogels with strong potential for wound dressing, tissue engineering, and injectable biomedical applications.