19 citations
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December 2006 in “Journal of Structural Biology” Type I and Type II keratin chains can form heterodimers despite sequence differences.
5 citations
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October 2002 in “PubMed” Human hair keratin scaffolds help repair injured muscles by breaking down and activating muscle cell growth.
3 citations
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January 2015 in “Sen i Gakkaishi” The new keratin film without KAPs stains better and could help study keratin functions.
1 citations
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January 2015 in “Journal of Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Japan” Keratin film can effectively measure hair texture and adsorption properties.
August 2023 in “Journal of Student Research” Human hair keratin mixed with rubber slightly improves its strength and biodegradability.
August 2023 in “Drug Delivery and Translational Research” Human hair keratin was used to create a scaffold that could help with skin repair.
July 2019 in “Ferroelectrics” More human hair protein makes the films weaker and less clear.
November 2010 in “PubMed” Human hair keratin can help repair fat tissue.
May 2005 in “Zhonghua chuangshang guke zazhi” Human hair keratin can help nerve regeneration and is a promising material for nerve repair.
January 2005 in “Zhonghua chuangshang guke zazhi” Human hair keratin is a promising material for nerve repair.
January 2003 in “Jiepouxue zazhi” HHK can help restore skin structure.
January 2003 in “Zhongguo linchuang jiepouxue zazhi” Human hair keratin may help repair injured spinal cord tissue in rats.
January 2002 in “Academic Journal of Kunming Medical College” Human-hair keratin artificial tendons are biocompatible and degrade well in rabbits.
January 2002 in “中国人民解放军军医大学学报(英文版)” Human hair keratin scaffold material degrades in muscles mainly through the ubiquitin system with lysosome help.
January 2001 in “Zhongguo linchuang jiepouxue zazhi” Human hair keratin may help repair spinal cord injuries.
January 1999 in “Chinses Journal of Hand Surgery” Human hair keratin artificial tendon is a safe and effective tendon substitute.
Glycosylated keratin levels in hair can help identify the onset of insulin-dependent diabetes.
76 citations
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February 1993 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” KAP6 genes are conserved across species and active in hair follicles.
6 citations
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December 2019 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” White hair has weaker tryptophan fluorescence than other unpigmented fibers, possibly due to UV exposure or unknown substances.
Human hair can effectively absorb arsenic from water.
1 citations
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November 2012 in “European Journal of Cell Biology” The authors clarified data overlap and corrected a figure error, apologizing for any confusion.
January 2026 in “Health Food & Biotechnology” A hair serum with 3% keratin from chicken feathers made hair smoother, shinier, and more elastic.
November 2025 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” Charge-conversion chemistry improves hair-rebonding by enhancing penetration and strength.
January 2007 in “Zhongguo linchuang yixue” Men with androgenetic alopecia have lower Keratin 15 levels in their frontal hair follicles.
47 citations
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June 1994 in “Experimental Cell Research” mHa2 and mHa3 keratins have different structures and roles in mouse hair and tongue tissues.
27 citations
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April 2018 in “Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology” Recombinant human hair keratin proteins can effectively stop bleeding.
22 citations
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August 2015 in “PloS one” Keratin from hair binds well to gold and BMP-2, useful for bone repair.
20 citations
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September 2018 in “Journal of colloid and interface science” Modified keratin binds better to hair, especially bleached hair.