Gelatin, which is used in food and industry, is collagen that has been irreversibly hydrolyzed. Collagen also has many medical uses in treating complications of the bones and skin. The name collagen comes from the Greek ÎºÏÎ»Î»Î± (kolla), kÃ³lla  meaning , glue and -suffix, -Î³Î­Î½, gen denoting. producing