Nano/micro-formulations of keratin in biocomposites, wound healing and drug delivery systems; recent advances in biomedical applications

S Sharma, H Rostamabadi, S Gupta, AK Nadda… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Keratin, a bio-sourced polymer of high sulfur content, reckons as the major component of the
feather, hair, hooves, horns, and wool. Keratin-based formulations (KFs) have drawn great …

[PDF][PDF] The realm of biopolymers and their usage: an overview

J Aggarwal, S Sharma, H Kamyab, A Kumar - J Environ Treat Tech, 2020 - academia.edu
Abstract 1 Biopolymers are emerging as an advanced business sector progressively and
gained the attention of researchers and industrialists. Polymeric materials are useful due to …

Keratin based bioplastic film from chicken feathers and its characterization

N Ramakrishnan, S Sharma, A Gupta… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Plastics have been one of the highly valued materials and it plays an significant role in
human's life such as in food packaging and biomedical applications. Bioplastic materials …

[HTML][HTML] Improved properties of keratin-based bioplastic film blended with microcrystalline cellulose: A comparative analysis

BY Alashwal, MS Bala, A Gupta, S Sharma… - Journal of King Saud …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, bioplastic films were developed using the different ratio of keratin
extracted from chicken feathers and cellulose. Firstly, bioplastic (K-60) was developed from …

Electrospun non-wovens potential wound dressing material based on polyacrylonitrile/chicken feathers keratin nanofiber

E Serag, AMA El-Aziz, A El-Maghraby, NA Taha - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Electrospinning nanofibers have a tremendous interest in biomedical applications such as
tissue engineering, drug administration, and wound healing because of their ability to …

Bioplastics from waste biomass of marine and poultry industries

A Arif, F Azeem, I Rasul, MH Siddique, M Zubair… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Plastics are indispensable and typically derived from non-renewable sources. The extensive
production and indiscriminate use of synthetic plastics pose a serious threat to the …

Feather keratin derived sorbents for the treatment of wastewater produced during energy generation processes

I Zahara, M Arshad, MA Naeth, T Siddique, A Ullah - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Water dependency of energy generation systems including renewable energy resources
pollute water. Efforts are being made to control energy-related water pollution. Here in, eight …

Wool Keratin Nanoparticle-Based Micropatterns for Cellular Guidance Applications

DJ Trojanowska, G Suarato, C Braccia… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The waste stream of low-grade wool is an underutilized source of keratin-rich materials with
appropriate methods for upcycling into high value-added products still being an open …

Keratin production and its applications: current and future perspective

A Shah, S Tyagi, RN Bharagava, D Belhaj… - Keratin as a Protein …, 2019 - Springer
Keratin is a global class of biological material, which represents a group of cysteine-rich
filament-forming proteins. They serve as a shielding layer for the epidermal appendages like …

[HTML][HTML] Microscale combustion calorimetry assessment of green composites made with chicken feather-modified soy protein resins and jute fabric

AN Shankar, AN Netravali, RA Mensah… - Composites Part C: Open …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodegradable, and sustainably produced,'green'plastics are actively being researched to
replace conventional, environmentally harmful petroleum-based plastics. However, before …