Tough and functional cross-linked bioplastics from sheep wool keratin

Fernández-d'Arlas Bidegáin, Borja

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Tough and functional cross-linked bioplastics from sheep wool keratin

dc.contributor.author	Fernández-d'Arlas Bidegáin, Borja
dc.contributor.department	Institute for Advanced Materials and Mathematics - INAMAT2	en
dc.contributor.funder	Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa	es
dc.date.accessioned	2020-05-12T11:15:19Z
dc.date.available	2020-05-12T11:15:19Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.description.abstract	Novel bioplastic flms derived from wool keratins were prepared by protein solution in an alkaline mild oxidative method that splits disulphide (-S-S-) bonds. The native structure of the keratin macromolecules was partially modifed upon extraction as revealed by the decrease of the β-sheet to α-helices/coils ratio but high molecular weight fractions (31, 22 and 13 KDa) was retained permitting flm formation and plastic behaviour of flms. Keratin flms were plasticised with glycerol and sodium dodecyl sulphonic acid (SDS), which provided diferent hydrophobic character to bioplastics. Water content in the flms depend on the relative humidity (RH), being able to absorb up to 35 wt% H₂O at an ambient of 80% RH. Films were mechanically, thermally and optically analysed. The spectroscopic analyses revelled that these bioplastic flms absorb UV light, what is interesting for packaging applications. Thermogravimetric and thermomechanical analysis revealed high stability of keratin macromolecules up to 200°C with no inherent thermal transitions. Tough bioplastics (19±4 MJ∙ m−3) were obtained after thermal cross-linking with glycerol and formaldehyde outperforming mechanical properties previously reported for protein films.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	BFD acknowledges 'Fundación Caja Navarra' and 'Obra Social La Caixa' in the framework of UPNA's program 'Captación de Talento' for funding the project 'Biomateriales a partir de queratinas de lanas y plumas'.	en
dc.format.extent	12 p.
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dc.identifier.doi	10.1038/s41598-019-51393-5
dc.identifier.issn	2045-2322
dc.identifier.uri	https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/36850
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	Nature Research	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Scientific Reports, (2019) 9:14810	en
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51393-5
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dc.subject	Wool keratins	en
dc.subject	Bioplastics	en
dc.title	Tough and functional cross-linked bioplastics from sheep wool keratin	en
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