Advances in Silk Science and Technology

by Arindam Basu (Editor)

Overview

The remarkable properties of silk fibres have gained them a prominent place in the field of technical textiles. Advances in Silk Science and Technology explores recent developments in silk processing, properties and applications. Techniques for manufacturing spider silk are also discussed and the current and future applications of this fibre are reviewed.

Part One focuses on the properties and processing of silk from both silkworms and spiders. It addresses recent advances in our understanding of the properties of silk and offers systematic coverage of the processing of silk from spinning through to finishing, as well as an analysis of quality testing for silk fibres, yarns and fabrics. Part Two then addresses important applications of silk from silkworms and spiders, and includes chapters on the use of silk in polymer matrix composites and in different kinds of biomaterial. The book concludes with a chapter on developments in the use of silk waste.

• Reviews the properties of silk from both silkworms and spiders
• Offers systematic coverage of the processing of silk from spinning through to finishing
• Cover a range of applications, including on the use of silk in polymer matrix composites and in different kinds of biomaterial

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782423249
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	04/30/2015
Series:	Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	298
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Dr Arindam Basu, Director General of the Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), Ghaziabad is a BTech in textile technology from Calcutta University and MText from Bombay University. He completed his PhD degree from the University of Leeds in textile engineering during the year 1991. He is presently a Chairman of the Textile Division, Bureau of Indian Standards and a Chairman of the Textile Industry, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, India. He has more than 35 years of experience in industry and research. He has been working as a Director of various institutes since 2002. From June 2002 to January 2011, he was the Director of South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) and from January 2011 to March 2014, he was the Director of Central Silk Technological Research Institute (CSTRI), Central Silk Board and joined NITRA as a Director General during March 2014 (to present.) He has taken a lead role in the development of various machineries and instruments and has 10 patents on his credit. Many of these developments are used by the industry. He has published more than 150 articles in international and national journals and presented papers in more than 40 seminars.

Table of Contents

Part I Processing and properties of silk from silkworms and spider silk 1 Advances in understanding the properties of silk 2 Advances in understanding the properties of spider silk 3 Advances in the spinning, weaving and knitting of silk 4 Advances in the dyeing and printing of silk 5 Advances in the finishing of silk fabrics 6 Enzyme applications in silk processing 7 Advanced testing of silk fibres, yarns and fabrics

Part II Applications of silk from silkworms and spider silk 8 Silk as a reinforcement in polymer matrix composites 9 Processing of silk biomaterials 10 Structure and properties of spider and silkworm silk for tissue scaffolds 11 Silk as a suture material 12 The use of spider silk as a biomaterial 13 Developments in the use of silk byproducts and silk waste

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An authoritative overview of recent developments in silk processing, properties and applications