Effects of Iron Oxide Content on the Growth of Silkworm and Properties of Silk
Silk fibers were produced by feeding Bombyx mori silkworm larvae with a modified feed of mulberry leaves containing nano Fe3O4 particles. The silkworms were weighed to determine the effect of nano Fe3O4 particles on the growth of larvae. The effects of nano Fe3O4 contents on the morphologies, chemic...
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| description | Silk fibers were produced by feeding Bombyx mori silkworm larvae with a modified feed of mulberry leaves containing nano Fe3O4 particles. The silkworms were weighed to determine the effect of nano Fe3O4 particles on the growth of larvae. The effects of nano Fe3O4 contents on the morphologies, chemical structures, mechanical properties, and thermal properties of silk were also investigated, respectively. The results indicate that the nano Fe3O4 particles was embedded in the silk. Additionally, the stress and toughness of modified silk were enhanced, as compared with the normal silk. Finally, the integration of the amide I band intensities suggests a relatively high content of β-sheet in the modified silk. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a3b5865f2c764cdfb16468f2f1a566692023-09-20T12:50:18ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Natural Fibers1544-04781544-046X2022-01-0119131932810.1080/15440478.2020.17430831743083Effects of Iron Oxide Content on the Growth of Silkworm and Properties of SilkYun Wang0Xin Liu1Liangjun Xia2Chunhua Zhang3Weilin Xu4Wuhan Textile UniversityWuhan Textile UniversityWuhan Textile UniversityWuhan Textile UniversityWuhan Textile UniversitySilk fibers were produced by feeding Bombyx mori silkworm larvae with a modified feed of mulberry leaves containing nano Fe3O4 particles. The silkworms were weighed to determine the effect of nano Fe3O4 particles on the growth of larvae. The effects of nano Fe3O4 contents on the morphologies, chemical structures, mechanical properties, and thermal properties of silk were also investigated, respectively. The results indicate that the nano Fe3O4 particles was embedded in the silk. Additionally, the stress and toughness of modified silk were enhanced, as compared with the normal silk. Finally, the integration of the amide I band intensities suggests a relatively high content of β-sheet in the modified silk.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2020.1743083silk fiberfeeding methodbombyx morinano fe3o4 particlesmicrostructuremodification |
| spellingShingle | Yun Wang Xin Liu Liangjun Xia Chunhua Zhang Weilin Xu Effects of Iron Oxide Content on the Growth of Silkworm and Properties of Silk Journal of Natural Fibers silk fiber feeding method bombyx mori nano fe3o4 particles microstructure modification |
| title | Effects of Iron Oxide Content on the Growth of Silkworm and Properties of Silk |
| title_full | Effects of Iron Oxide Content on the Growth of Silkworm and Properties of Silk |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Iron Oxide Content on the Growth of Silkworm and Properties of Silk |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Iron Oxide Content on the Growth of Silkworm and Properties of Silk |
| title_short | Effects of Iron Oxide Content on the Growth of Silkworm and Properties of Silk |
| title_sort | effects of iron oxide content on the growth of silkworm and properties of silk |
| topic | silk fiber feeding method bombyx mori nano fe3o4 particles microstructure modification |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2020.1743083 |
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