Properties of Concentrated Solutions of Fibroin and Its Derivatives

Authors: Mukhamedzhanova M.Y.1; Takhtaganova D.B.1; Pak T.S.1

Source: Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Volume 37, Number 4, July 2001 , pp. 377-380(4)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

Rheological properties of concentrated solutions of fibroin from natural silk and its chemically and physically modified derivatives were studied. The structure and properties of these solutions, which have characteristically anomalous viscous flow, are determined by the degree and type of modification.

Keywords: fibroin; structure; concentrated solutions; effective viscosity

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Institute of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent

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