Structure and physical properties of silkworm cocoons

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 74, 2012, Pages 2299-2308

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomimetic; Cocoon; Mechanical properties; Non woven; Permeability; Silk

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SILK; WEAVING;

ARCHITECTURAL PARAMETERS; BIO-INSPIRED; COCOON; DESIGN PRINCIPLES; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GAS PERMEATION; MATERIAL PROPERTY; NON-WOVEN; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SILK FIBRES; SILKWORM COCOONS; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

CALCIUM OXALATE; SILK FIBROIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COCOON; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILK; SILKWORM; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 84866153316     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0887     Document Type: Article

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