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fi·bro·in

 (fī′brō-ĭn)
n.
An insoluble white protein that is the essential component of raw silk and spider-web filaments.
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fibroin

(ˈfaɪbrəʊɪn)
n
(Zoology) a tough elastic protein that is the principal component of spiders' webs and raw silk
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fi•bro•in

(ˈfaɪ broʊ ɪn)

n.
an indigestible protein that is a principal component of spider webs and silk.
[1860–65; < French]
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Biochemical study revealed that different types of silk hold at least two to three distinguished structural proteins, commonly known as fibroins (Hisa et al., 2011).
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Compared with regenerated silk fibroins, which require to be dissolved into silk solution and restructured secondary structure, BMSF producing process is more simple and economically efficient [6].
In its natural form, silk is composed of fibroin as an inner layer and a sericin coating as an outer layer [1].
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Srihanam, "Degradation behaviors of Thai Bombyx mori silk fibroins exposure to protease enzymes," Engineering, vol.
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and Tsukruk, V.V., 2007, "Mechanical properties of robust ultra thin silk fibroins," Adv.
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The team suggested that silk fibroins can be placed in transistors used on e-paper to increase the efficiency of e-books.Peter Hwang, the professor who headed the research, claimed that "the transmission of electric signals on the transistors using silk fibroins is about 20 times faster."As a result, the page-turning speed of e-books will become quicker and make reading online a more effective, easy and pleasant experience.
Silkworms boost e-books
Other subjects include a statistical mechanics designed for biopolymers, chemically modified silk fibroins for biomedical applications, optical anisotropy properties and structural characteristics of wrap- around chicken tendons, and Ca-polygalacturonate as a useful model to study the interaction of ions at the soil-root interface.
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David Kaplan and Hyoung-Joon Jin took natural silk from a silkworm, extracted the silk proteins known as fibroins, and dissolved them in water.
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Chemical constitution of some silk fibroins and its bearing on their physical properties.
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[4] Chaoyang, J., Xianyan, W., Gunawidjaja, R., Lin, Y.-H., Gupta, M.K., Kaplan, D.L., Naik R.R., Tsukruk, V.V., 2007, "Mechanical properties of robust ultra thin silk fibroins," Adv.
Morphology, secondary structure and thermal properties of silk fibroin/gelatin blend films: case study of cross-linked agent (PEGDE)

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