Description 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. Key Features 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 Readership R&D managers in the textile industry, postgraduate students and academic researchers in textile science Table of Contents Part One: Processing and properties of silk from silkworms and spiders 1: Advances in understanding the properties of silk Abstract 1.1 Introduction and classification of silk 1.2 Physical characteristics of silk 1.3 Microstructure and appearance 1.4 Chemical composition of silk fibers 1.5 Chemical properties of silk fibers 1.6 Moisture relations 1.7 Tensile behavior and rheology 1.8 Structure and property correlations 1.9 Luster and optical properties 1.10 Thermal properties of silk fibers 1.11 Dielectric and frictional properties 1.12 Environmental properties 1.13 Summary 2: Advances in understanding the properties of spider silk Abstract 2.1 Physical properties of major ampullate spider silk 2.2 Chemical composition and properties of other spider silk types 2.3 Future trends 2.4 Sources of further information and advice 3: Advances in the spinning, weaving, and knitting of silk Abstract 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The spinning of silk 3.3 Advances in the weaving of silk 3.4 Advances in the knitting of silk 3.5 Nonwoven silk fabrics 4: Advances in the dyeing and printing of silk Abstract 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Dyeing: Types of dyes and key process steps for dyeing 4.3 Recent developments in the technology of silk dyeing and novel dyes 4.4 Printing: Styles and methods of printing with key process steps 4.5 Recent developments in printing of silk 4.6 Future trends and their driving parameters 4.7 Concluding remarks 5: Advances in the finishing of silk fabrics Abstract 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Fundamentals of silk finishing 5.3 Mechanical finishing of silk 5.4 Chemical finishing of silk 5.5 Conclusions 6: Enzyme applications in silk processing Abstract 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Sericulture and silk industry 6.3 Enzymes used in silk processing 6.4 Enzyme applications in silk processing 6.5 Conclusion 7: Advanced testing of silk fibers, yarns, and fabrics Abstract 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Fiber tests 7.3 Yarn tests 7.4 Fabric tests 7.5 Future trends Part Two: Applications of silk from silkworms and spider silk 8: Silk as a reinforcement in polymer matrix composites Abstract 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Processing methods 8.3 Characterization of silk fiber-reinforced polymer composites 8.4 Applications 8.5 Conclusions 9: Processing of silk biomaterials Abstract 9.1 Introduction: Silk as a biomaterial 9.2 Silk biomaterials fabrication 9.3 Effects of post-processing on silk-based biomaterial properties 9.4 Conclusions and future trends 10: Structure and properties of spider and silkworm silk for tissue scaffolds Abstract Acknowledgments 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Microstructure of silks 10.3 Mechanical properties 10.4 Relationship between structure and properties 10.5 Biomimetic approaches 10.6 Conclusion 11: Silk as a suture material Abstract 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Silk suture manufacturing process 11.3 Properties of silk sutures 11.4 Improving the functionality of silk sutures 11.5 Future trends 12: The use of spider silk as a biomaterial Abstract 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Spider silk biodiversity 12.3 Protein diversity 12.4 Processing diversity 12.5 Fiber diversity 12.6 Engineering diversity: orb webs as multifunctional structures 12.7 Future trends 12.8 Sources of further information and advice Acknowledgments Dedication 13: Developments in the use of silk by-products and silk waste Abstract 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Types of silk waste and by-products 13.3 Economics of silk waste and by-products 13.4 Processing of silk waste and by-products 13.5 Applications of silk by-products 13.6 Summary Index
