Human Hair Keratin and Its-Based Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications

    August 2014 in “ Jo'jig gonghag gwa jaesaeng uihag/Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine ”
    Hanna Lee, Kwantae Noh, Sang Cheon Lee … Yu‐Shik Hwang
    Studysummary Human hair keratin can be used in many medical applications.
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