Book description
The remarkable properties of silk fibres have gained them a prominent place in the field of technical textiles. Advances in Silk Science and Technology explores recent developments in silk processing, properties and applications. Techniques for manufacturing spider silk are also discussed and the current and future applications of this fibre are reviewed.
Part One focuses on the properties and processing of silk from both silkworms and spiders. It addresses recent advances in our understanding of the properties of silk and offers systematic coverage of the processing of silk from spinning through to finishing, as well as an analysis of quality testing for silk fibres, yarns and fabrics. Part Two then addresses important applications of silk from silkworms and spiders, and includes chapters on the use of silk in polymer matrix composites and in different kinds of biomaterial. The book concludes with a chapter on developments in the use of silk waste.
- Reviews the properties of silk from both silkworms and spiders
- Offers systematic coverage of the processing of silk from spinning through to finishing
- Cover a range of applications, including on the use of silk in polymer matrix composites and in different kinds of biomaterial
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
- Preface
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Part One: Processing and properties of silk from silkworms and spiders
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1: Advances in understanding the properties of silk
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction and classification of silk
- 1.2 Physical characteristics of silk
- 1.3 Microstructure and appearance
- 1.4 Chemical composition of silk fibers
- 1.5 Chemical properties of silk fibers
- 1.6 Moisture relations
- 1.7 Tensile behavior and rheology
- 1.8 Structure and property correlations
- 1.9 Luster and optical properties
- 1.10 Thermal properties of silk fibers
- 1.11 Dielectric and frictional properties
- 1.12 Environmental properties
- 1.13 Summary
- 2: Advances in understanding the properties of spider silk
- 3: Advances in the spinning, weaving, and knitting of silk
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4: Advances in the dyeing and printing of silk
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Dyeing: Types of dyes and key process steps for dyeing
- 4.3 Recent developments in the technology of silk dyeing and novel dyes
- 4.4 Printing: Styles and methods of printing with key process steps
- 4.5 Recent developments in printing of silk
- 4.6 Future trends and their driving parameters
- 4.7 Concluding remarks
- 5: Advances in the finishing of silk fabrics
- 6: Enzyme applications in silk processing
- 7: Advanced testing of silk fibers, yarns, and fabrics
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1: Advances in understanding the properties of silk
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Part Two: Applications of silk from silkworms and spider silk
- 8: Silk as a reinforcement in polymer matrix composites
- 9: Processing of silk biomaterials
- 10: Structure and properties of spider and silkworm silk for tissue scaffolds
- 11: Silk as a suture material
- 12: The use of spider silk as a biomaterial
- 13: Developments in the use of silk by-products and silk waste
- Index
Product information
- Title: Advances in Silk Science and Technology
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2015
- Publisher(s): Woodhead Publishing
- ISBN: 9781782423249
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