Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: The solubility of silk from the silkworm Bombyx mori was tested for several imidazole-based ionic liquids. The results indicated that silk with or without the glue-like sericin coating present is directly soluble in ionic liquids. The effect of the anion showed that the chloride anion worked best for dissolving silk compared to bromide, iodide, tetrafluoroborate, and tetrachloroaluminate anions. A solution of silk dissolved in 1-butyl-3-methylimidizolium chloride was used to cast films. The crystallinity and morphology of the films were determined by the rinse solvent.
Source: ECS Proceedings Volumes
Author: David M. Phillips
Language: English
Subfield: Biomaterials
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2913765005