Investigating the Mechanisms and Potential of Silk Fiber Metallization

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Breslauer
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fiber

scholarly journals Development and performance study of a natural silk fiber facial mask paper

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 155892502097575
Author(s):  
Huiling Wang ◽  
Bin Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fiber ◽  
Entrainment Rate ◽  
Performance Study ◽  
Wet Strength ◽  
Facial Mask ◽  
Antibacterial Performance ◽  
Lower Elongation ◽  
The Common ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Acid Structure

Facial masks are beauty products which composed of a facial mask paper and beauty solution. Silk contains the amino acid structure closest to the human skin, and has the skin-friendly, cosmetic and antibacterial functions, but the common method for making nonwoven facial mask paper is not suitable for silk. In this paper, the silkworm’s spinning path is intervened manually to obtain a smart silk facial mask paper (SMC) of controllable thickness, so that the sericin on the silk fiber is well preserved. In the experiment where the SMC is compared with the nonwoven 384-cuprammonium rayon facial mask paper (CRMC) which is the most widely used in the market, it is found that the ways of forming the two facial mask paper are completely different, and therefore the morphologies under SEM are obviously different. The thickness of the SMC is 0.183 mm and the areal weight of it is 38.0 g/m2. It is very close to the CRMC (0.187 mm, 38.4 g/m2). The porosity of the SMC is 84.0%, which is slightly lower than that of the CRMC (86.3%), but its pores are well distributed. Compared with the CRMC, the smart SMC has higher dry and wet strength, lower elongation, slightly lower air permeability and liquid entrainment rate, and better antibacterial performance.

Recent Developments in Regenerated Silk Fiber

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 8667-8682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuan Cao ◽  
Yong Liu ◽  
Seeram Ramakrishna
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fiber ◽  
Recent Developments

scholarly journals Assessment of Seam Properties of Ahimsa Silk Union Fabrics

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 3059-3062
Keyword(s):  
Cotton Fabric ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Silk Fiber ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Trend ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Cotton Yarns ◽  
Sustainable Fashion ◽  
Short Term Trend ◽  
Eri Silk

Sustainable fashion is not merely a short term trend but it could last many seasons and for generations to survive on the earth. Silk fiber is the most beautiful natural fiber known as the “Queen of Textiles”. Ahimsa silk is a non-violent, eco-friendly and sustainable process of the production. Hand spun and hand woven cotton fabric is another model of sustainable fabrics. Therefore, union fabrics in different ratio viz. 33:67, 50:50 and 67:33 were prepared from cotton with Ahimsa (Eri) silk and Conventional (Muga and Tussar) silk yarns. Objective of the study was to assess sewability parameters of union fabrics. These fabrics were tested for their seam puckering, seam stiffness and seam thickness parameters. The results indicate that union fabrics produced by Ahimsa silk with cotton were compatible to the union fabrics produced by Conventional silk with cotton yarns in their sewability parameters, so these should be preferred for construction of various fashion garments and textile products

Studies of Silk (3)　Uptake of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide into Silk Fiber by Silkworms and Spider

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. P-190-P-193
Author(s):  
JUN MAGOSHI ◽  
YOSHIKO MAGOSHI ◽  
KEN ISHIMARU ◽  
TOSHIHISA TANAKA
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Silk Fiber ◽  
Atmospheric Carbon

Effect of conventional degumming methods on Eri silk fibers produced in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-182
Author(s):  
Edison Omollo Oduor ◽  
Lucy Wanjiru Ciera ◽  
Vijay Adolkar ◽  
Odoch Pido
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Fiber Strength ◽  
Silk Fiber ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Silk Fibers ◽  
Fiber Production ◽  
Alkali Medium ◽  
Eri Silk

Purpose This paper aims to determine the best conventional degumming technique for use by rural farmers practicing Eri silk fiber production in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach Three conventional silk degumming methods (water, soap and alkali) were analyzed under the factors, namely, time, pressure and degumming media, following the multilevel factorial design of experiments. The effect of variables on degumming weight loss was determined. The effects of the conventional degumming methods that produced complete sericin removal on chemical structure, surface morphology, thermal properties, crystallinity and fiber strength on Eri silk fibers produced in Kenya were then determined. The optimal degumming condition was then evaluated. Findings Soap and water degumming led to incomplete sericin removal. Alkali degumming media had the most effect, especially when pressure cooked at 103 kPa. Increasing time during alkali degumming beyond 30 min did not to have any major difference on degumming loss (at p 0.05). There were no major changes in chemical and thermal properties after degumming. However, the tensile strength and elongation deteriorated especially on alkali medium. Decreasing degumming time in alkali medium from 120 min to 30 min reduced the strength loss from 45% to 33%. Optimal degumming was found to be in an alkali media at 103 kPa for 30 min. Originality/value There is very little information available on Eri silk fibers produced in Kenya. Results of this study provide an optimized conventional degumming procedure suitable for small scale farmers in rural areas practicing Eri silk fiber production.

Mechanical and Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Waste Silk Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Biocomposites Using Taguchi Method

2019 ◽  
Vol 969 ◽  
pp. 787-793
Author(s):  
S.M. Darshan ◽  
Bheemappa Suresha
Keyword(s):  
Abrasive Wear ◽  
Wear Behavior ◽  
Silk Fiber ◽  
Wear Behaviour ◽  
Silk Fibers ◽  
Weight Percentage ◽  
Fiber Loading ◽  
Abrasive Wear Behavior ◽  
Static Mechanical ◽  
Abrasive Wear Behaviour

The aim of this research article is to study the static mechanical properties and abrasive wear behavior of epoxy biocomposites reinforced with different weight percentage of waste silk fibers. The effect of parameters such as velocity (A), load (B), fiber loading (C) and abrading distance (D) on abrasive wear has been considered using Taguchi's L25 orthogonal array. The objective is to examine parameters which significantly affect the abrasive wear of biocomposites. The addition of silk fiber has resulted in improved flexural properties of the epoxy matrix. The results of ANOVA indicated that the parameter which played a significant role was abrading distance followed by fiber loading, load and sliding velocity.

Electrospinning of reconstituted silk fiber from aqueous silk fibroin solution

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 2270-2274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Cao ◽  
Xin Chen ◽  
Lei Huang ◽  
Zhengzhong Shao
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fibroin ◽  
Silk Fiber ◽  
Fibroin Solution
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