Structure and molecular conformation of tussah silk fibroin films treated with water-methanol solutions: Dynamic mechanical and thermomechanical behavior

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2717-2724

  Tsukada, Masuhiro ^a   Freddi, Giuliano ^b   Kasai, Nobutami ^c   Monti, Patrizia ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b STAZIONE SPERIMENTALE PER LA SETA   (Italy)

^c KOBE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical analysis; Fibroin; Methanol treatment; Thermomechanical analysis; Tussah silk; helix structure; sheet structure

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION; METHANOL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SHRINKAGE; SOLVENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WATER;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FIBROINS; THERMOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; TUSSAH SILK;

SILK;

EID: 0032203255     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(19981115)36:15<2717::AID-POLB5>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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