Complex coacervation of eggshell membrane keratin and gelatin: Interaction mechanism, structural regulation, and functional properties.
Eggshell membrane is an abundant agricultural by-product from the egg-processing industry, most of which is landfilled and thus deprived of high-value valorization. Herein, a mild one-step alkaline procedure was developed to simultaneously extract keratin and gelatin from waste eggshell membrane. Composite protein coac...