The dissolution and characterization of Bombyx mori silk fibroin in calcium nitrate-methanol solution and the regeneration of films

Biopolymers

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-74

  Mathur, Anshu Bagga ^a   Tonelli, Alan ^a   Rathke, Thomas ^a   Hudson, Sam ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium nitrate; Dissolution; Fibers; Silk fibroin

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; DISSOLUTION; METHANOL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BOMBYX MORI; CALCIUM NITRATE; FILM REGENERATION; POLARIZING MICROSCOPY; SILK FIBROIN;

SILK;

CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; FIBROIN; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SILK; SILKWORM;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 0031195157     PISSN: 00063525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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