Microstructure and mechanical properties of silk from different components of the Antheraea pernyi cocoon

Materials and Design

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 766-771

  Du, Shan ^a   Li, Jingliang ^a   Zhang, Jin ^a   Wang, Xungai ^a,b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Outer floss; Peduncle; Silk fibres; Wild silk cocoon

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SILK;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OSCILLATION AMPLITUDE; OUTER FLOSS; PEDUNCLE; SILK FIBRES; WILD SILKS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84918577655     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2014.09.066     Document Type: Article

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