research Insights on the Mechanical Behavior of Keratin Fibrils 13 citations, May 2016 in “International journal of biological macromolecules” Keratin's mechanical properties are influenced by hydrogen bonds and secondary structure, and can be improved with the SPD-2 peptide.
research Molecular Modeling of Hair Keratin/Peptide Complex: Using MM-PBSA Calculations to Describe Experimental Binding Results 14 citations, January 2012 in “Proteins” Electrostatic interactions mainly stabilize the binding of peptides to hair keratin.