Low protein percentage gelling compositions
Described herein are low protein concentration gelling compositions comprising keratin proteins.
1. A hydrogel composition comprising keratose, wherein said hydrogel exhibits a dynamic complex viscosity of at least 113.9 Pascals as measured at 25° Celsius at a frequency of 1 Hertz.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition is substantially free of gamma-keratose or gamma-kerateine.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition is substantially free of biomaterial adjuncts or crosslinking agents.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said hydrogel is formed between about 25° C. and about 37° C.
5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said hydrogel is stable at about 25° C. to about 37° C.
6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said hydrogel comprises at least 90% or more keratose.
7. The composition of claim 6 , wherein said hydrogel is substantially free of kerateine.
8. The composition of claim 6 , wherein said hydrogel is substantially free of disulfide bonds.
9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said keratose is derived from a human keratin source.
10. The composition of claim 9 , wherein said human keratin source is hair.
11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said hydrogel exhibits a dynamic complex modulus of at least 811.0 Pa as measured at 25° Celsius at a frequency of 1 Hertz.
12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said hydrogel exhibits a dynamic elastic/storage modulus of at least 801.9 Pa as measured at 25° Celsius at a frequency of 1 Hertz.
13. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said hydrogel exhibits a dynamic viscous/loss modulus of at least 119.0 Pa as measured at 25° Celsius at a frequency of 1 Hertz.
14. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said hydrogel comprises keratose at a concentration of about 20% or less.
15. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said hydrogel comprises keratose at a concentration of about 15% or more.
16. The composition of claim 11 , wherein said hydrogel comprises keratose at a concentration of about 20% or less.
17. The composition of claim 11 , wherein said hydrogel comprises keratose at a concentration of about 15% or more.
18. The composition of claim 12 , wherein said hydrogel comprises keratose at a concentration of about 20% or less.
19. The composition of claim 12 , wherein said hydrogel comprises keratose at a concentration of about 15% or more.
20. The composition of claim 13 , wherein said hydrogel comprises keratose at a concentration of about 20% or less.
21. The composition of claim 14 , wherein said hydrogel comprises keratose at a concentration of about 15% or more.