Keratin: Structure, mechanical properties, occurrence in biological organisms, and efforts at bioinspiration

2015/07/05 by Bin Wang, Wen Yang, Joanna McKittrick +2 · 2 citations
Engineering · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Materials Science · #Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers #Skin and Cellular Biology Research #Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition

paper · doi:10.1016/j.pmatsci.2015.06.001

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