Keratin constitutes the major component of the feather, hair, hooves, horns, and wool
represents a group of biological material having high cysteine content (7–13%) as …

Keratinous materials such as wool, feathers and hooves are tough unique biological co-
products that usually have high sulfur and protein contents. A high cystine content (7–13%) …

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 …

A comprehensive and accessible textbook, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice,
Second Edition presents an integrated approach to understanding the principles underlying …

Keratin is a durable, fibrous protein which is mainly present in higher vertebrates (mammals,
birds and reptiles) and humans epithelial cells. Food industry especially the meat market …

Worldwide, the poultry meat processing industry generates large quantities of feather by-
products that amount to 40× 10 9 kg annually. The feathers are considered wastes although …

Protein-based biomaterials have emerged as a promising alternative because of their
inherent cell-to-cell interaction, structural support, and cellular communications. Over the last …

Protein-based materials are finding new uses and applications after millennia of impacting
the daily life of humans. Some of the earliest uses of protein-based materials are still evident …

The problems associated with obtaining conventional plastic materials and with their
accumulation have led to a constant search for new materials derived from renewable …

Feathers, which contain> 90% keratin, are valuable natural protein resources. The aim of
this study is to prepare antimicrobial feather keratin (FK)-based nanofibers by incorporating …