Fabrication and characterization of human hair keratin hydrogels

• Main Author: Cahaya, Sanryani
• Other Authors: Ng Kee Woei
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70077
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Keratin is a protein that can easily be found in skin, hair and nails; it acts as external protective layer as well as inner core of hair to provide strength. Being highly biocompatible, keratin can be synthesized for several bio-applications such as bioink. In this study, keratin in the form of hyd...