Characteristics of silk fiber with and without sericin component:A comparison between Botnbyx tnori and Philosamia ricini silks

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 872-876

  Prasong, S ^a   Yaowalak, S ^a   Wilaiwan, S ^a  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Fibroin; FT IR; Sericin; Silk; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

FIBROIN; SERICIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEAT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING; SILK; SILKWORM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; FIBROINS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MATERIALS TESTING; SERICINS; SILK; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; THAILAND; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

BOMBYX MORI; SAMIA RICINI;

EID: 68149087549     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.872.876     Document Type: Article

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