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THE elastic properties of the keratin fibres, wool and hair, have been shown to result from a folded molecular structure capable of reversible extensibility1. This folded structure gives rise to a large-angle X-ray pattern, referred to as the α-pattern, which characterizes an extensive class of proteins, the α-proteins2. In view of the dependence of the elastic properties of the keratins on the α-structure, it is a desirable goal in the preparation of artificial fibres to obtain a regenerated protein from suitable raw materials possessing this structure.
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MERCER, E. Regenerated Keratin Fibres. Nature 163, 18–19 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163018b0
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