Methods of Keratin Extraction from Wool and Hair and Prospects of Their Application in Biomedicine and Bioengineering

January 2019 in “ Studia Biologica ”

V. V. Mykhaliuk, V. V. Havryliak

keratin disulfide bonds oxidation reduction sulfitolysis S-sulfonate anions biocompatibility cytotoxicity biomedicine hair pathologies tissue engineering biomaterials

Studysummary This review discusses the properties and extraction methods of keratins from natural fibers and highlights their promising applications in fields such as biomedicine, bioengineering, and forensic science, but reports no new experimental results.

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