Interesting green elastomeric composites: silk textile reinforced natural rubber

The reinforcement of natural rubber (NR) with particles and fibres enables their use in even high performance applications, such as in road-racing bicycle tire casings. Here, for the first time, we examine the potential of silk textiles as reinforcements in NR to produce a fully-green, flexible yet...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Smitthipong, W, Suethao, S, Shah, D, Vollrath, F
Format: Journal article
Published: Elsevier 2016