- Abstract:
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This thesis describes an investigation into silk spinning, with the objective of producing high performance silk fibres in the laboratory using a novel spinning device based upon observations on natural spinning glands and processes. After an in-depth literature review the work is reported in two sections: natural and artificial spinning. The literature provides fragmented data on different aspects of natural silk production, and artificial spinning has not yet reproduced fibres with the p...
Expand abstract - Publication date:
- 2014
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- URN:
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- Local pid:
- ora:8979
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- Copyright holder:
- Gwilym Davies
- Copyright date:
- 2014
Thesis
Natural and bioinspired silk spinning
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