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Preparation and Study of the Properties of Biodegradable Keratin-Containing Compositions

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Keratin-containing biocomposites of different dispersity were obtained based on polyethylene and polylactide. The dependence of the properties of compositions on the nature of the polymer matrix and the content of keratin was found. The X-ray microtomography has shown that the exposure of composites in soil leads to an increase in the porosity of materials. The capacity of the obtained materials for biodegradation was determined.

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This study was carried out with the financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 19-33-90240.

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  1. Semenov Federal Research Center of Chemical Physics, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    R. S. Smykovskaya, O. P. Kuznetsova, T. I. Medintseva, A. V. Kireynov, E. V. Prut & A. A. Berlin

  2. Bauman Moscow State Technical University (National Research University), 105005, Moscow, Russia

    A. V. Kireynov

  3. All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of the Poultry Processing Industry, Federal Scientific Center “All-Russian Research and Technological Institute of Poultry Farming,” Russian Academy of Sciences, 141552, Rzhavki, Moscow oblast, Russia

    V. G. Volik

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Smykovskaya, R.S., Kuznetsova, O.P., Medintseva, T.I. et al. Preparation and Study of the Properties of Biodegradable Keratin-Containing Compositions. Polym. Sci. Ser. D 15, 409–415 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995421222030273

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