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SUBMITTER: Sogawa H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6982767 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sogawa Hiromitsu H Korawit Treratanakulwongs T Masunaga Hiroyasu H Numata Keiji K
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20200106 1
Silk composites with natural rubber (NR) were prepared by mixing degummed silk and NR latex solutions. A significant enhancement of the mechanical properties was confirmed for silk/NR composites compared to a NR-only product, indicating that silk can be applied as an effective reinforcement for rubber materials. Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) analysis revealed that a β-sheet structure was formed in the NR matrix by increa ...[more]