Homo- and Heteropolymer Self-Assembly of Recombinant Trichocytic Keratins

    July 2017 in “ Biopolymers ”
    Rachael N. Parker, Kristina L. Roth, Christina Kim … Tijana Ž. Grove
    Studysummary This study presents recombinant human hair keratins K31 and K81, observing novel nanostructures from their self-assembly and emphasizing disulfide crosslinking's role in this process.
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