Silk cocoon (Bombyx mori): Multi-layer structure and mechanical properties

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2620-2627

  Chen, Fujia ^a   Porter, David ^a   Vollrath, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomimetics; Layer structure; Silk; Silk cocoon

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; SILK; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; BOMBYX MORI; COMPONENT STRUCTURE; LAYER STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL PROTECTION; MULTILAYER STRUCTURES; NATURAL COMPOSITES; SILK; SILK COCOON; SILK FIBRES;

BIOMIMETICS;

BIOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; COCOON; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SILK; SILKWORM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 84861626063     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.03.043     Document Type: Article

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