Journal
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 1-9Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2014.984051
Keywords
poly(epsilon-caprolactone); silk fabrics; biocomposites; fabric structures; mechanical properties; structural properties
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51203124]
- Major State Basic Research Development Program (973 Program) [2012CB722701]
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To develop novel biocomposites, three different types of silk fibroin (SF) fabrics were, respectively, blended with poly(E-caprolactone) (PCL) by a solution blending method. The effects of fabric structures on the mechanical and structural properties of PCL/SF biocomposites were investigated. Scanning electron microscopy photographs showed that SF were linked with PCL matrix. Wide-angle X-ray diffraction curves showed that PCL/SF biocomposites had higher crystallinity than pure PCL. Differential scanning calorimetry results indicated that the addition of three different types of silk fabrics changed the values of relevant thermodynamic parameter of PCL/SF biocomposites.
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