Microstructures and mechanical properties of silks of silkworm and honeybee

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2165-2171

  Zhang, K ^a   Si, F W ^a   Duan, H L ^a,b   Wang, J ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Honeybee silk; Microstructure; Silkworm silk; Strength

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; DRUG DELIVERY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOINDENTATION; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE COATINGS; BREAKING STRAIN; ENVIRONMENT SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; HONEYBEE SILK; MICROSTRUCTURES AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANO INDENTATION; NATURAL SILK; SCANNING-PROBE MICROSCOPY; SILKWORM SILK; STRENGTH;

ELASTIC MODULI;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; HONEYBEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SILK; SILKWORM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; ANIMAL; BEE; CHEMISTRY; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

APIS MELLIFERA; BOMBYX MORI;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BEES; BOMBYX; ELASTIC MODULUS; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; SILK; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77953106854     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.12.030     Document Type: Article

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