A silk composite fiber reinforced by telechelic-type polyalanine and its strengthening mechanism
Jianming Chen, Kousuke Tsuchiya, Hiroyasu Masunaga, Ali D. Malay, Keiji Numata
Abstract
A telechelic-type polyalanine was doped in silkworm silk fibroins to prepare reinforced composite fibers, which exhibited 42% and 51% higher mechanical properties than silk-only fibers in terms of tensile strength and toughness, respectively.
Topics & Concepts
SILKMaterials scienceComposite numberComposite materialToughnessUltimate tensile strengthFiberPolymer chemistrySilk-based biomaterials and applicationsSilkworms and Sericulture Research