Artículo
Emergence of supercontraction in regenerated silkworm (Bombyx mori) silk fibers
Autor/es | Pérez-Rigueiro, José
Madurga, Rodrigo Gañán-Calvo, Alfonso M. Elices, Manuel Guinea Tortuero, Gustavo Victor Tasei, Yugo Nishimura, Akio Matsuda, Hironori Asakura, Tetsuo |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Aeroespacial y Mecánica de Fluidos |
Fecha de publicación | 2019 |
Fecha de depósito | 2019-08-28 |
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Resumen | The conditions required for the emergence of supercontraction in regenerated silkworm (Bombyx mori) silk fibers are assessed through an experimental approach that combines the spinning of regenerated fibers with controlled ... The conditions required for the emergence of supercontraction in regenerated silkworm (Bombyx mori) silk fibers are assessed through an experimental approach that combines the spinning of regenerated fibers with controlled properties and their characterization by 13C solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Both supercontracting and non-supercontracting regenerated fibers are produced using the straining flow spinning (SFS) technique from 13C labeled cocoons. The short-range microstructure of the fibers is assessed through 13C CP/MAS in air and 13C DD/MAS in water, and the main microstructural features are identified and quantified. The mechanical properties of the regenerated fibers and their microstructures are compared with those of natural silkworm silk. The combined analysis highlights two possible key elements as responsible for the emergence of supercontraction: (1) the existence of an upper and a lower limit of the amorphous phase compatible with supercontraction, and (2) the existence of two ordered phases, β-sheet A and B, which correspond to different packing arrangements of the protein chains. |
Identificador del proyecto | MAT2016-75544- C2-1-R
MAT2016-79832-R DPI2016-78887-C3-1-R NEUROCENTRO-B2017/BMD-3760 JP26248050 DPI2016-78887-C3-1-R |
Cita | Pérez-Rigueiro, J., Madurga, R., Gañán-Calvo, A.M., ..., Asakura, T. (2019). Emergence of supercontraction in regenerated silkworm (Bombyx mori) silk fibers. Scientific Reports, 9 (1), Article number 2398. |
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