Keraplast Technologies, Ltd.

Mohammad Azam Ali

Robert James Kelly

Alisa Dawn Roddick-Lanzilotta

Alan John McKinnon

Clive Marsh

John Robert McLaughlin

Gillian Worth

Gudmunder Fertram Sigurjonsson

Mohammad Mahbubul Hassan

The invention relates to a porous keratin construct material comprising keratin protein for use in wound healing applications. The porous keratin construct is capable of bio-absorbing into a wound to promote wound healing. The rate at which the construct bio-absorbs into the wound may be controlled altered by controlling the degree of disulfide cross-linking between the keratin proteins in the porous keratin construct. The invention is also related to a method of making the porous keratin construct.

Porous keratin construct and method of making the same

The application describes materials derived from keratin proteins in combination with polymers, either as intimate mixtures with water soluble polymers, or as chemically bound copolymers. The keratin protein is a specific keratin protein fraction, and is preferably intact, s-sulfonated and from the intermediate filament protein family. The application also describes the process for production of these materials.

Composite materials containing keratin

The invention relates to a would care product that provides a biochemical environment around a wound to promote wound healing. The wound care product includes a keratin protein fraction material in which the protein fraction is intact, is from the intermediate filament protein family or the high sulfur protein family and in which the protein fraction is S-sulfonated. The invention also described a method of making a wound care product.

Wound care products containing keratin

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Christchurch, New Zealand

Mohammad Azam Ali