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Stress-strain curve of the compression of a 20 % keratose scaffold (de Guzman et al., 2011)

Intrinsic Mechanical Properties of Keratose Biomaterial

20 % keratose scaffold (dry):
Compressive modulus of elasticity (Ec) = 3.90 ± 1.37 MPa

20 % keratose gel at 1 Hz:
Dynamic complex modulus (G*) = 215.70 ± 91.30 Pa
Dynamic complex viscosity (η*) = 34.33 ± 14.54 Pa·s

Techniques

Electrospinning
Microencapsulation of cells
Gene cloning/manipulation and construct transfection
Bioreactor culture
Microsurgery
Microscopy
  Electron
    Transmission electron
    Scanning electron (field emission, environmental)
  Light
    Compound
    Fluorescence
    Laser confocal
  Force
    Atomic force
X-ray fluoroscopy
micro-computed tomography
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy - Attenuated total reflectance
Mercury porosimetry
Rheometry
Differential scanning calorimetry
Flow cytometry
Mechanical testing
Chromatography
  Flash
  High performance
  Size exclusion
  Ion exchange
  Affinity
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