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http://dx.doi.org/10.7852/ijie.2019.38.1.18

Molecular conformation and crystallinity of white colored silkworm cocoons with different silkworm varieties  

Park, Bo Kyung (Department of Biofibers and Biomaterials Science, Kyungpook National University)
Nho, Si Kab (Department of Biofibers and Biomaterials Science, Kyungpook National University)
Um, In Chul (Department of Biofibers and Biomaterials Science, Kyungpook National University)
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International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials / v.38, no.1, 2019 , pp. 18-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bombyx mori silkworm has many silkworm varieties and the structure and properties of silk can be varied depending on the silkworm variety. Therefore, the choice of proper silkworm variety can be an effective way to control and improve the performance of silk materials in biomedical and cosmetic applications. As a preliminary study, in the present study, thirty nine Bombyx mori silkworm cocoons were prepared and their molecular conformation and crystallinity were examined. Molecular conformation and the crystallinity of silkworm cocoons were different depending on the silkworm variety. Interestingly, the crystallinity index of outside of cocoon was different from that of inside of cocoon and the difference between the crystallinities of outside and inside of cocoon was varied depending on the silkworm variety. In this study, the silkworm variety cocoons were classified into three groups (Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3) based on the difference of crystallinities between outside and inside.
Keywords
Silkworm variety; silkworm cocoon; molecular conformation; crystallinity index;
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