Self-assembly of solubilized human hair keratins

• Main Authors: Lai, Hui Ying, Setyawati, Magdiel Inggrid, Abdul Rahim Ferhan, Divakarla, Shiva Kamini, Chua, Huei Min, Cho, Nam-Joon, Chrzanowski, Wojciech, Ng, Kee Woei
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials; Self-Assembly; Keratin; Coating; Biomaterial; Nanofiber
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155074
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Human hair keratins have proven to be a viable biomaterial for diverse regenerative applications. However, the most significant characteristic of this material, the ability to self-assemble into nanoscale intermediate filaments, has not been exploited. Herein, we successfully demonstrated the induct...