Hemostatic Properties and the Role of Cell Receptor Recognition in Human Hair Keratin Protein Hydrogels

    January 2013 in “ Biomaterials ”
    Luke Burnett, Mária B. Rahmany, Jillian R. Richter … Mark Van Dyke
    Studysummary This study characterized keratin-based biomaterials that self-assemble into hydrogels, demonstrating their potential to achieve hemostasis in a lethal liver injury model through specific biomaterial-receptor interactions.
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