Hydrogels with tailor‐made swelling‐shrinkable properties have aroused considerable
interest in numerous biomedical domains. For example, as swelling is a key issue for blood …

Keratin is a natural protein with a high content of cysteine residues (7–13%) and is widely
found in hair, wool, horns, hooves, and nails. Keratin possesses abundant cell-binding …

Hydrogels are soft and wet materials with a three-dimensional porous network structure,
capable of swelling to retain a large volume of water and maintaining semi-solid integrity. In …

Keratin is a major structural protein with high sulphur content. It is predominantly found in
chicken feathers, wool, hair, hoof, and nails. Over the years, the accumulation of keratin …

Among the biopolymers from animal sources, keratin is one the most abundant, with a major
contribution from side stream products from cattle, ovine and poultry industry, offering many …

The industrial market depends intensely on wood-based composites for buildings, furniture,
and construction, involving significant developments in wood glues since 80% of wood …

Keratin is a structural fibrous protein and the core constituent of animal by-products from
livestock such as wool, feathers, hooves, horns, and pig bristles. This natural polymer is also …

The use of bioactive materials has become a standard tool in the arsenal of tissue
engineering and regenerative medicine applications. Bioactive materials have gained …

Stroke is a common disease and is the major cause of death and disability. It occurs and
generates devastating neurological deficits when cerebral blood vessel is blocked (ischemic …

In this work, the characteristic structure of keratin extracted from two different kinds of
industrial waste, namely sheep wool and chicken feathers, using the sulfitolysis method to …