The Distribution of Wax in Cocoon Silk
- 1 April 1938
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Textile Research
- Vol. 8 (6) , 195-199
- https://doi.org/10.1177/004051753800800606
Abstract
The ether soluble fraction of silk, which consists mainly of silk wax, is not evenly distributed in the various strata of the cocoon. In yellow Italian and white Chinese cocoons the wax content decreases steadily from the external to the inside layers. The significance of these observations has been discussed.Keywords
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