Dear All,
Thank you for the response to my earlier beta-keratin/feather question.
I am now curious to find out more about the natural moisture content in
feathers.
How high is it? How quickly does it change? How much does it affect the
mechanical properties of the beta-keratin: e.g. do birds fly differently
in rain because the properties of the material changes?
Are you aware of anybody, who has studied this?
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Ulrike Wegst
Dr. Ulrike G.K. Wegst
Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung
Heisenbergstr. 3
D-70569 Stuttgart
Germany
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