ReviewBioactive materials2020
Keratin - Based materials for biomedical applications.
Review in Bioactive materials, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 93 papers.
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93 citing papers in PubMed, 361 citations in OpenAlex.
- Encapsulation of Protein-Based Drug Carriers for Controlled Loading and Releasing Efficiency: A Review.The protein journal · 2026Review
- Keratinous Human Hair as a Precursor for Functionalized Carbon: Influence of Pyrolysis Temperature on Structure and Biomedical Performance.ACS omega · 2026Review
- Skin Relevant Biomaterials from Wound Healing, Medical Aesthetics, Flexible Electronics to Artificial Intelligence and Beyond.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Review
- Wool Keratin-Engineered Manganese Nanozyme with Tumor Microenvironment-Adaptive Self-Cascade Capability for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Therapy.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- A Tissue-Homologous Keratin-PBA Hydrogel Integrating Rationally Designed Nanomicelles Enables Microenvironment-Adaptive Repair of Chronic Diabetic Wounds.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- Green Fabrication of Keratin Nanoparticles from Yak Horn by Steam Flash Explosion: Structure-Property Evolution.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- Skin-mimetic bilayer hydrogel normalizes diabetic wound healing by orchestrating inflammatory cell dynamics: An early intervention strategy.Bioactive materials · 2026Article
- Hydrothermal duck-feather keratin as a reagent-free bioreductant and capping matrix for bioactive silver nanoparticles.Discover nano · 2026Article
- Development of Nigella sativa essential oil loaded keratin/gelatin cryogel with antimicrobial and antioxidant properties for wound dressing.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Design, ecofriendly synthesis and spectroscopy of new pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives as potential candidates for dyeing and ultraviolet protection of wool fabrics.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Extraction of keratin particles as intact protein sequences from chicken feathers and their characterization.Biomaterials and biosystems · 2026Article
- Feathered innovation: transforming recycled keratin into bioactive micro/nanoparticles for bioactive keratin-based delivery platform.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Cell encapsulated biomaterials for translational medicine.Bioactive materials · 2026Review
- Keratin-based protection of enamel against acid-erosion.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2026Article
- Regenerative medicine approaches for the treatment of peripheral nerve injuries: progress and challenges.Regenerative biomaterials · 2026Review
- Nano- and Microscale Chemical and Topographical Patterning of Synthetic Cell Scaffolds: from Hard to Soft Materials.ACS materials Au · 2025Review
- Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun Keratin Mats withInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Exploring Different Methods for Eco-Friendly Wool Dyeing with NaturalGlobal challenges (Hoboken, NJ) · 2025Article
- Fabrication of a sponge-like protein based hydrogel incorporating fluconazole against Candida species as a potential treatment for vulvovaginal candidiasis infection.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Keratin constitutes the major component of the feather, hair, hooves, horns, and wool represents a group of biological material having high cysteine content (7-13%) as compared to other structural proteins. Keratin -based biomaterials have been investigated extensively over the past few decades due to their intrinsic biological properties and excellent biocompatibility. Unlike other natural polymers such as starch, collagen, chitosan, the complex three-dimensional structure of keratin requires the use of harsh chemical conditions for their dissolution and extraction. The most commonly used methods for keratin extraction are oxidation, reduction, steam explosion, microbial method, microwave irradiation and use of ionic liquids. Keratin -based materials have been used extensively for various biomedical applications such as drug delivery, wound healing, tissue engineering. This review covers the structure, properties, history of keratin research, methods of extraction and some recent advancements related to the use of keratin derived biomaterials in the form of a 3-D scaffold, films, fibers, and hydrogels.
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