The preparation and characterization of silk/gelatin biocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 983-990

  Shubhra, Quazi T H ^a   Alam, A K M M ^b   Khan, M A ^b   Saha, M ^a   Saha, Dipti ^a   Khan, Jahangir A ^c   Quaiyyum, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Composites; Gelatin; Mechanical properties; Silk fiber

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED WEATHERING; BENDING MODULI; BIO-COMPOSITES; COMPOSITES; FIBER CONTENTS; GELATIN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SILK FIBER; TENSILE MODULI; THERMO-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; WATER UPTAKE;

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPRESSION MOLDING; HARDNESS; IMPACT STRENGTH; SILK; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEATHERING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

BEND STRENGTH; COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION MOLDING; FIBERS; GELATION; HARDNESS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SILK; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEATHERING;

BENDING; COMPRESSION; DEGRADATION; FABRICATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; IMPACT; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; SILK FIBER; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 77955871109     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.482074     Document Type: Article

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