Understanding the physical and mechanical properties of hybrid keratin hydrogels

• Main Author: Seah, Adelene Wei Hui
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59759
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Keratin, a fibrous structural protein, is a bioactive and readily available material that is gaining popularity for biomedical applications. Hence, thriving on the advantages, keratin in the form of hydrogels was investigated in this study. Specifically, keratin was blended with gellan gum and chito...