Preparation and characterization of regenerated Bombyx mori silk fibroin fiber with high strength

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 885-889

  Zhu, Z H ^a   Ohgo, K ^a   Asakura, T ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Hexafluoro iso propanol; Regenerated silk fiber

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849096079     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008.103     Document Type: Article

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