04.01.07
Keratec Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand, has received U.S. Patent No. 7,148,327, which covers its Functional Keratin range of biologic material manufacturing technology. Keratin is a naturally occurring protein that plays an important role in biological systems and is a fundamental component in the body’s processes for promoting new cell growth. Where rival processes for extracting keratin result in the protein losing its natural functionality, Keratec’s Functional Keratin technology uses a series of proprietary extraction methods that deliver keratin proteins in commercial volumes. Delivering the protein in a soluble form, the process leaves its natural building-block functionality intact.