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Título del libro: 2005 Nsti Nanotechnology Conference And Trade Show - Nsti Nanotech 2005 Technical Proceedings
Título del capítulo: Hierarchical natural materials: Nanostructured keratin

Autores UNAM:
MIGUEL DE ICAZA HERRERA; VICTOR MANUEL CASTAÑO MENESES;
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Año de publicación:
2005
Palabras clave:

Hierarchical structures; Keratin; Nanostructure; Natural material; Self-assembly


Resumen:

Nanotechnology quite certainly will become an important field in the science and technology of the next decades, allowing to manipulate matter at the nanometer scale and to incorporate nanostructures and nanoprocess into working technological innovations. In this important emerging area, natural materials have caused interest due to their interesting nanometric arrangement, which is responsible for many functions and properties of important biological machines and structural materials such as cell, DNA and other natural systems as biofibers. In the mentioned natural structures, organic groups take part in significant manner to develop assembled systems linked by interactions between these chemical groups. Thus, natural biofibers form interesting hierarchical structures which represent an important alternative to develop new nanostructured materials in the field of biomimetic. In this context keratin biofibers are studied and presented in this research.


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