Effect of degumming on tussah silk fibre
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Paper/Presentation Title | Effect of degumming on tussah silk fibre |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Ho, M. P. (Author), Lau, K. T. (Author) and Wang, H. (Author) |
Editors | Lee, Woo |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-18) |
ERA Conference ID | 43257 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Seoul, Korea |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.iccm-central.org/Proceedings/ICCM18proceedings/papers/M13-6-AF2055.pdf |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://www.iccm-central.org/Proceedings/ICCM18proceedings/index.htm |
Conference/Event | 18th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-18) |
International Conference on Composite Materials | |
Event Details | International Conference on Composite Materials Rank A A A A A A A A A A A |
Event Details | 18th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-18) Parent International Conference on Composite Materials Delivery In person Event Date 21 to end of 26 Aug 2011 Event Location Jeju, Korea |
Abstract | Silk fibre is well recognized as an outstanding material for bio-medical engineering application because of its superior mechanical and bioresorbable properties. However, when producing silk fibre reinforced polymer composites, hydrophilic sericin has been found to cause poor interfacial bonding with polymer. Besides, sericin on the fibre surface is a major cause of adverse problems with biocompatibility and hypersensitivity to silk for implant application. Therefore, certain treatment should be proposed for sericin removal. Degumming is a surface modification process which allows for a wide control of the silk fibre's properties, making silk possible to be used for the development and production of novel bio-composites. In this paper, a cleaner and environmental friendly surface modification technique of tussah silk was under investigated. The effectiveness of parameters of degumming on tussah silk such as surface purity, degumming time and temperature is discussed. The evaluation of the data was carried out through the measurement of the tensile properties and surface morphology of the samples. The findings of this research provide an environmental friendly degumming method which is one of the most important steps on preparation of silk fibre reinforced composite. |
Keywords | silk; sericin; tussah silk; degumming |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401602. Composite and hybrid materials |
401413. Textile technology | |
340502. Natural products and bioactive compounds | |
Public Notes | https://www.iccm-central.org/Proceedings/ICCM18proceedings/index.htm |
Byline Affiliations | Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q14q9/effect-of-degumming-on-tussah-silk-fibre
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