Physico-Chemical Characterization of Keratin from Wool and Chicken Feathers Extracted Using Refined Chemical Methods
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Waste Materials
2.2. Extraction Method
2.3. Characterization of the Extracted Keratin
2.3.1. Keratin Film Preparation
2.3.2. Microscopy Techniques
2.3.3. Spectroscopy Techniques
2.3.4. Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mattiello, S.; Guzzini, A.; Del Giudice, A.; Santulli, C.; Antonini, M.; Lupidi, G.; Gunnella, R. Physico-Chemical Characterization of Keratin from Wool and Chicken Feathers Extracted Using Refined Chemical Methods. Polymers 2023, 15, 181. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15010181
Mattiello S, Guzzini A, Del Giudice A, Santulli C, Antonini M, Lupidi G, Gunnella R. Physico-Chemical Characterization of Keratin from Wool and Chicken Feathers Extracted Using Refined Chemical Methods. Polymers. 2023; 15(1):181. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15010181
Chicago/Turabian StyleMattiello, Sara, Alessandro Guzzini, Alessandra Del Giudice, Carlo Santulli, Marco Antonini, Giulio Lupidi, and Roberto Gunnella. 2023. "Physico-Chemical Characterization of Keratin from Wool and Chicken Feathers Extracted Using Refined Chemical Methods" Polymers 15, no. 1: 181. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15010181