Method for degumming silk fibers
AssigneeYeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
InventorsUlyana SHIMANOVICH, Dror ELIAZ
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Abstract
The present invention is directed towards degumming a silk fiber, obtaining high quality silk fibroin solutions and the reconstitution of silk. The invention further relates to a method of accurately and precisely determining mechanical properties of biological fibers such as silk fibers.
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A method for removing at least part of a gum layer from silk fibers, said method comprising:
- incubating said silk fibers in an incubating medium, said incubating medium comprising a hydroxide;
- wherein said method is carried out at a temperature ranging between 5 to 60 degrees Celsius and wherein said incubating consists of a single incubating step.
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A degummed silk fiber comprising a core and a gum layer wherein said gum layer comprises 0% to 20% of the cross-sectional area of said degummed silk fiber.
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