Fabrication of keratin-cellulose cryogel for agricultural application

• Main Author: Kwek, Vanessa Keem Shin
• Other Authors: Ng Kee Woei
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials; Engineering::Materials::Material testing and characterization
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138791
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Human hair keratin is often exploited for biomedical applications due to its abundance in nature, toughness, bioactivity and biodegradability. Pure keratin, however, lacks mechanical integrity, and this inevitably limits its use. Therefore, the main aims are to strengthen the mechanical integrity...