| Autor: |
Howitt, F. O. |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of the Textile Institute (Proceedings); May1960, Vol. 51 Issue 5, pP238-P248, 11p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart |
| Abstrakt: |
The article discusses the chemical attack of textile fibers specifically protein fibers and silk fibroin. The wild silks are less readily attacked chemically and are more insoluble than is the fibroin from the cultivated silkworm. The evidence at present available gives the picture of fibroin as a protein that can exist and as a water-soluble and globular rather than elongated molecule that is hydrated probably by virtue of a fairly open structure and of the presentation to the surrounding aqueous medium of groups that confer marked hydrophilic properties. While elongation and alignment of the molecular chains, fibroin can exist as a stable, insoluble fibrous protein as exemplified by the silk fiber. |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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