Mechanical properties of cocoons constructed consecutively by a single silkworm caterpillar, Bombyx mori

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-160

  Huang, S Q ^a   Zhao, H P ^a   Feng, X Q ^a   Cui, W ^b   Lin, Z ^c   Xu, M Q ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Hunan Environment Biological Polytechnic   (China)

Author keywords

Biomimetics; Mechanical property; Silk; Silkworm cocoon

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOANALYSIS;

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL DISTURBANCES; PROTECTIVE FUNCTIONS; SILKWORM COCOON;

SILK;

COCOON PACKS; SILK; TENSILE TESTS;

EID: 41249083657     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10409-008-0141-6     Document Type: Article

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