Method for producing thread bundle of bagworm silk thread
AssigneesNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kowa Company, Ltd.
InventorsTaiyo Yoshioka, Tsunenori Kameda, Akimune Asanuma, Keitaro Hattori, Norihiko Fukuoka
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Abstract
Provided is a method developed for producing a thread bundle with high efficiency in terms of spun thread collection and without causing mechanical damage to a foothold silk thread spun by a bagworm onto a base material. After a bagworm is placed along with a solvent-soluble base material and allowed to spin the foothold silk thread onto the surface of the base material, the base material is dissolved with a solvent to separate the foothold silk thread therefrom.
Claims11
A method for producing a thread bundle of a bagworm foothold silk thread, comprising:
- placing process of placing a bagworm together with a solvent-soluble base material(s);
- spinning process of allowing the bagworm to spin the bagworm foothold silk thread onto the solvent-soluble base material(s);
- dissolving process of dissolving the solvent-soluble base material(s) with a solvent;
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- separation process of separating the bagworm foothold silk thread spun onto the base material(s) from the solvent-soluble base material(s), and
- wherein the solvent does not damage, denature, or dissolve the bagworm foothold silk thread.
A method for producing a thread bundle of a bagworm foothold silk thread, comprising:
- placing process of placing a bagworm together with a thermally meltable base material(s);
- spinning process of allowing the bagworm to spin the bagworm foothold silk thread onto the thermally meltable base material(s);
- melting process of melting the thermally meltable base material(s) under heating at a temperature which does not damage, thermally denature, or melt the bagworm foothold silk thread;
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- separation process of separating the bagworm foothold silk thread spun onto the base material(s) from the thermally meltable base material(s).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.