Feathered innovation: transforming recycled keratin into bioactive micro/nanoparticles for bioactive keratin-based delivery platform

Key Points

• The aim is to explore sustainable methods for transforming waste keratin into bioactive delivery systems.
• Utilized waste biomass from feathers for keratin extraction
• Developed micro/nanoparticles from extracted keratin
• Assessed the bioactivity of keratin-based formulations
• Successfully transformed keratin waste into functional micro/nanoparticles
• Demonstrated enhanced bioactivity in keratin-derived formulations
• Indicated potential for sustainable resource utilization