The use of keratin in biomedical applications

Current Drug Targets

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 612-619

  Vasconcelos, Andreia ^a   Cavaco Paulo, Artur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Cell proliferation; Drug delivery; Films; Keratin; Oxidative extraction; Reductive extraction; Scaffolds; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

BETA KERATIN; BIOMATERIAL; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; CHITOSAN; CYSTEINE; KERATIN; MACROGOL; METHANOL; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; NANOFIBER; POLYAMIDE; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DISULFIDE BOND; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTROSPINNING; EXTRACTION; FILM COATING; FREEZE DRYING; HYDROGEL; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MATERIAL COATING; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WOUND DRESSING;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG CARRIERS; HUMANS; KERATINS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84876728962     PISSN: 13894501     EISSN: 18735592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389450111314050010     Document Type: Review

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