Insight into the Keratin Ratio Effect of the Keratin/Cellulose Composite Fiber
Congwen Qin,
Yonglei Wang,
Hongshuai Gao
et al.
Abstract:In this work, biocompatible composite fibers were prepared from human hair keratin and plant cellulose with different proportions by the wet-spinning method, and their properties and performance, including chemical structures, morphology, mechanical strength, and cell proliferation and attachment, were systematically investigated. It showed that the best proportion of the keratin/cellulose mass ratio was 30:70, and its tensile strength reached 277 MPa (elongation at break can be 27%), which is higher than that… Show more
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