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Property evaluation of the zaguri raw silk manufactured from the different silkworm of the kind

【Supercategory:1. Fiber/polymer materials Category:1.1 Natural fiber/polymer materials Subcategory:1.1.2 Protein fiber/polymer materials

We produced zaguri raw silk from different silkworm varieties under the same set of conditions and compared the properties of the resulting yarn and woven fabric with the objective of expanding applications of zaguri raw silk. As a result, we found that zaguri raw silk from different silkworm varieties exhibits different properties.

Questionnaire 2014/Shinshu University Faculty of Textile Science and Technology Fii
Researcher Masato Shinohara
University or institution Gunma Prefectural Textile Research Institute

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