Study of the degradation mechanism of Chinese historic silk (Bombyx mori) for the purpose of conservation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 727-735

  Li, Mei Ying ^a   Zhao, Yang ^c   Tong, Tong ^a   Hou, Xiao Hui ^b   Fang, Bei Song ^b   Wu, Shun Qing ^b   Shen, Xin Yu ^a   Tong, Hua ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jingzhou Preservation Centre of Cultural Relics   (China)

^c WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation mechanism; Firoin; Hierarchical structure; Historic silk

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLINE REGIONS; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DEGREE OF ORIENTATION; FIROIN; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; RELATIVE CONCENTRATION; SECONDARY STRUCTURES;

SILK;

AMINO ACIDS; ANATOMY; CRYSTALLITES; DEGRADATION; SILK;

EID: 84875427486     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.12.021     Document Type: Article

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