Dissolution properties of silk cocoon shells and degummed fibers from African wild silkmoths

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 1199-1203

  Addis, K T ^a   Raina, S K ^b  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Fibroin; SEM; Silk; Solubility; Wild silkmoth

Indexed keywords

SILK; SOLVENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOMBYX; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; SILK; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS;

ARGEMA MIMOSAE; BOMBYX MANDARINA; BOMBYX MORI; GONOMETA;

EID: 84876437752     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2013.1199.1203     Document Type: Article

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