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ArticleMaterials today. Bio2025

Modular design of biomimetic electrospun keratin composites for tunable gaseous sorption inspired by reptile eggshells.

Yana Maudens, Gerben Debruyn, Eva Loccufier, Lode Daelemans, Erica Savino, Cinzia Tonetti, Claudia Vineis, Alessio Varesano, Matthew D Shawkey, Liliana D'Alba and 1 more

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11 authors.

Yana MaudensGhent University, Department of Materials Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Center for Textile Science and Engineering, Tech Lane Science Park 70A, Ghent, 9052, Belgium.
Gerben DebruynGhent University, Department of Biology, Evolution and Optics of Nanostructures Group, Karel Lodewijk Ledeganckstraat 35, Ghent, 9000, Belgium.
Eva LoccufierGhent University, Department of Materials Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Center for Textile Science and Engineering, Tech Lane Science Park 70A, Ghent, 9052, Belgium.
Lode DaelemansGhent University, Department of Materials Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Center for Textile Science and Engineering, Tech Lane Science Park 70A, Ghent, 9052, Belgium.
Erica SavinoNational Research Council-Institute of Intelligent Industrial Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing (CNR-STIIMA), Corso Giuseppe Pella 16, Biella, 13900, Italy.
Cinzia TonettiNational Research Council-Institute of Intelligent Industrial Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing (CNR-STIIMA), Corso Giuseppe Pella 16, Biella, 13900, Italy.
Claudia VineisNational Research Council-Institute of Intelligent Industrial Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing (CNR-STIIMA), Corso Giuseppe Pella 16, Biella, 13900, Italy.
Alessio VaresanoNational Research Council-Institute of Intelligent Industrial Technologies and Systems for Advanced Manufacturing (CNR-STIIMA), Corso Giuseppe Pella 16, Biella, 13900, Italy.
Matthew D ShawkeyGhent University, Department of Biology, Evolution and Optics of Nanostructures Group, Karel Lodewijk Ledeganckstraat 35, Ghent, 9000, Belgium.
Liliana D'AlbaGhent University, Department of Biology, Evolution and Optics of Nanostructures Group, Karel Lodewijk Ledeganckstraat 35, Ghent, 9000, Belgium.
Karen De ClerckGhent University, Department of Materials Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Center for Textile Science and Engineering, Tech Lane Science Park 70A, Ghent, 9052, Belgium.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomimicry, the replication of natural structures, is an emerging strategy in materials engineering for developing advanced functional materials. Reptile eggshells serve as compelling models for tunable bioinspired material design due to their diversity in forms and functions. This study presents a modular approach to designing keratin-based composites with customizable vapor sorption behavior. Inspired by reptile eggshells, four key biomimetic components were reconstructed: (1) electrospun keratin membranes resembling the fibrous shell membrane, (2) an egg protein matrix replicating the proteinaceous eggshell matrix, (3) calcium carbonate (CaCO

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Keratin electrospinningModular biomimetic compositesProtein nanofibersReptile eggshellsTunable vapor sorption

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PMID40688679
PMCPMC12272915

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