Processed Silk Figures

Flaws of Processed Silk Revealed at the Molecular Scale


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A) Silkworms (Bombyx mori). B) Silk cocoons.

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C) Self-assembly silk fibrils, as thin as 25 nm (1 millionth of one inch).

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D) Processed silk does not show the same self-assembly behavior.