An eco-friendly strategy for grafting keratin onto polyacrylonitrile fabrics using bi-functional amino acids as coupling agents

AS Basuoni, MW Sabaa, RR Mohamed… - Journal of Adhesion …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Although it is widely used in the textile and apparel fields, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fabrics
have a hydrophobic surface susceptible to the creation of electrostatic charges (ESC) …

Process optimization, antioxidant, antibacterial, and drug adjuvant properties of bioactive keratin microparticles derived from porcupine (Hystrix indica) quills

Z Majeed, H Farhat, B Ahmad, A Iqbal, MH Mahnashi… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
A structural protein called keratin is often employed in the medical industry to create
medication carriers. Process improvement, antioxidant, antibacterial, and adjuvant drug …

Salt-free-multifunctional dyeing approaches for cotton and CVC fabrics with direct and reactive dyes using chitosan and keratin

T Beg, M Farrukh, F Naeem - Pigment & Resin Technology, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Reactive and direct dyes are the most frequently used dyes for cotton fabrics.
Cellulosic fibers pose a great affinity toward them. However, both dyes consume large …

[PDF][PDF] A Pilot-Scale Study on the Extraction & Optimization of Keratin from Human Hair–An Adapted Strategy for the Control of Environmental Menace

P Sen, C Arun, J Divvyapriya - Journal of Environmental Treatment …, 2021 - ir.psgcas.ac.in
Large aggregates of the keratin based pollutants are known to cause intense threat in
contaminating the environment of contact region than in the discrete region. Diversifying the …

Effect of ultrasonication and enzyme activity on dye uptake of cationised cotton fabric

S Subathra, R Vinothini, S Sowmiya, T Hemamalini… - 2023 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
To eliminate the usage of salt, salt-free reactive dyeing using CHPTAC (3-Chloro-2-
hydroxypropyl trimethylammonium chloride) has been proposed. Studies have shown …