Bombyx mori silk fibre and its composite: A review of contemporary developments

Materials and Design

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 298-305

  Ude, A U ^a   Eshkoor, R A ^a   Zulkifili, R ^a   Ariffin, A K ^a   Dzuraidah, A W ^a   Azhari, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biomedical material; Bombyx mori silk fibre; Composites; Natural fibres

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYMERS; SILK; TRANSPORTATION; WEAVING;

APPLICATION AREA; BIOMEDICAL MATERIAL; BOMBYX MORI; BOMBYX MORI SILK; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VEHICLES; HIGH MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL SOURCES; SILK FIBRES;

FIBERS;

EID: 84892900982     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.12.052     Document Type: Article

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