Development of keratin-based fibers fabricated by interfacial polyelectrolyte complexation for suture applications

• Main Authors: Foo, Laura Li-En, Logeshwari, Muthualagu Natarajan, Czarny, Bertrand, Ng, Kee Woei
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Materials; Biomaterials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180544
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Interfacial Polyelectrolyte Complexation (IPC) is a convenient way to produce composite, micro-scale fibers. In this paper, we report the successful development of novel keratin-based IPC fibers and also demonstrate the feasibility of using these fibers as sutures through a proof-of-concept in vivo...