title: Study on Bombyx mori silk treated by oxygen plasma.
abstract: Study of the morphology, aggregation structure and properties of Bombyx mori silk treated by low temperature oxygen plasma showed that slight flutes appeared on the surface of Bombyx mori silk fiber and that its surface structure changed after plasma treatment. The conformation also changed and crystalline degree decreased. The stannic filling rate of treated fiber was improved. Because of etching, the weight of the fiber decreased but the breaking strength changed little after short-time treatment.
authors.affiliation: College of Material Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou 215021, China. chenyy@suda.edu.cn
authors.forename: Yu-Yue
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Hong-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Liang-Jun
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D012831:Bombyx; D047011:Silk / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D047011:Silk