Engineering with keratin: A functional material and a source of bioinspiration
Summary: Keratin is a highly multifunctional biopolymer serving various roles in nature due to its diverse material properties, wide spectrum of structural designs, and impressive performance. Keratin-based materials are mechanically robust, thermally insulating, lightweight, capable of undergoing r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-08-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221007665 |