Hydrogels and Self-Assemled Nanostructures Based on Wool Keratose

In this study, water soluble keratose proteins were extracted from “Ovis aries” wool using peracetic acid oxidation with a yield of 35 ± 5 %. Wool samples and the extracted keratose proteins were characterized by using FT-IR, XRD, SEM and TGA techniques. α-keratose fractions (MW = 43-53 kDa) along w...

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