Browsing by Author "Çakmak, Emel"

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Discovery of protein-based natural hydrogel from the girdle of the 'sea cockroach' Chiton articulatus (Chitonida: Chitonidae)

Çakmak, Emel; Koç-Bilican, Behlül; Avila-Poveda, Omar Hernando; Karaduman, Tuğçe; Cansaran-Duman, Demet; Williams, Suzanne T.; Kaya, Murat (PeerJ, 2022)

Hydrogels are widely used materials in biomedical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and agricultural fields. However, these hydrogels are usually formed synthetically via a long and complicated process involving crosslinking ...
Isolation and characterization of 3D chitin from a mite species Trachytes pauperior (Parasitiformes: Uropodina)

Çakmak, Emel; Koç Bilican, Behlül (Salih DOĞAN, 2021)

Chitin is the most abundant structural biopolymer after cellulose in terrestrial ecosystems. Until now, chitin isolation in powder or granule form has been carried out from many macro living groups (Arthropoda, Crustacea, ...
Keratin isolation methods from waste goose feather: an effective comparison

Çakmak, Emel (Bingöl Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, 2022)

Conversion of biowaste into value-added material has attracted great interest lately. One of these materials is keratin, which is found in different structures such as nails, hair, beak, wool, feathers, claws and horns. ...