Mechanism of the Gelation of Fibroin Solution

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1993 English Publisher:Informa UK LimitedJournal:Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, volume 57, pages 1,910-1,912 (issn: 0916-8451, eissn: 1347-6947,

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Authors: Ayub Haider, Zuglul; Arai, Mitsuo; Hirabayashi, Kiyoshi;

doi: 10.1271/bbb.57.1910

Mechanism of the Gelation of Fibroin Solution

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Degummed silk was dissolved in a mixture of CaCl2 and ethanol at low temperature. The concentration and pH of the centrifuged, filtered, and dialyzed silk solution were adjusted, and then it was kept in an air-conditioned room for gelation. The mechanism of the gelation and the gel structure were studied. It was found that the gel was formed due to the formation of beta-structure in the fibroin solution. The gelation was dependent on the pH of the fibroin solution.

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