Recent advances in keratin for biomedical applications

L Wang, Y Shang, J Zhang, J Yuan, J Shen - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of keratin-based biomaterials provides an approach to addressing related
environmental pollutants and turns waste into wealth. Keratin possesses various merits …

Human hair Keratin-Based hydrogels in regenerative medicine: current status and future directions

M Ashna, N Senthilkumar, P Sanpui - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Regenerative medicine (RM) is a multidisciplinary field that utilizes the inherent regenerative
potential of human cells to generate functionally and physiologically acceptable human …

Efficient and green isolation of keratin from poultry feathers by subcritical water

M Škerget, M Čolnik, LF Zemljič, L Gradišnik… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The isolation of keratin from poultry feathers using subcritical water was studied in a batch
reactor at temperatures (120–250° C) and reaction times (5–75 min). The hydrolyzed …

Investigation of Physical Properties of Polymer Composites Filled with Sheep Wool

M Vasina, P Straznicky, P Hrbacek, S Rusnakova… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Sheep farmers are currently facing an oversupply of wool and a lack of willing buyers. Due
to low prices, sheep wool is often either dumped, burned, or sent to landfills, which are …

Optimization of Keratin Sponge Preparation Conditions for Hemostatic Application Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)

G Goudarzi, F Dadashian, A Vatanara… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2024 - Springer
Keratin has attracted substantial interest in the study and development of biomaterials. In
this research, the specific extraction method involved the reduction of keratin from chicken …

[HTML][HTML] Keratinous and corneous-based products towards circular bioeconomy: A research review

GD Barone, I Tagliaro, R Oliver-Simancas… - Environmental Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Keratins and corneous proteins are key components of biomaterials used in a wide range of
applications and are potential substitutes for petrochemical-based products. Horns, hooves …

Natural Biomaterials for Sustainable Flexible Neuromorphic Devices

Y Zhao, S Lee, T Long, HL Park, TW Lee - Biomaterials, 2024 - Elsevier
Neuromorphic electronics use neural models in hardware to emulate brain-like behavior,
and provide power-efficient, extremely compact, and massively-parallel processing, so they …

[HTML][HTML] Review of Bio-Based Biodegradable Polymers: Smart Solutions for Sustainable Food Packaging

M Stoica, CI Bichescu, CM Crețu, M Dragomir, AS Ivan… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Conventional passive packaging plays a crucial role in food manufacturing by protecting
foods from various external influences. Most packaging materials are polymer-based …

Sustainable biomaterials for tissue engineering: electrospun polycaprolactone fibers enriched with freshwater snail calcium carbonate and waste human hair keratin

Ö Erdemli, B Yilmaz, İG Saran, E Serin - Polymer International, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study focuses on developing a sustainable and biocompatible polycaprolactone (PCL)‐
based scaffold for bone tissue engineering through electrospinning, utilizing calcium …

Keratin as an effective coating material for in vitro stem cell culture, induced differentiation and wound healing assays

HF Bhat, N Amin, Z Nasir, S Nazir, ZF Bhat, AA Malik… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The utilization of stem cells in tissue engineering holds great promise as efficient tools for
tissue regeneration and in treating numerous musculoskeletal diseases. However, several …