Preparation of undegraded native molecular fibroin solution from silkworm cocoons

Materials Science and Engineering C: Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-46

  Yamada, Hiromi ^a   Nakao, Hiroshi ^b   Takasu, Yoko ^a   Tsubouchi, Kozo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Kowa Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fibroin dissolution; Molecular weight; SDS PAGE; Silk fibroin

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MOLECULES; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; TEXTILE FIBERS;

MOLECULAR FIBROIN;

SILK;

COCOON; DEGRADATION; FIBER PREPARATION; FIBROIN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SILK;

EID: 0035880720     PISSN: 09284931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0928-4931(01)00207-7     Document Type: Article

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