They wet spun a cocktail of solubilised, non-separated silk components that mimic the properties produced in nature. “The team identified a way to recreate the fibre produced by the silkworm and ...

Using this new technique, the team was able to produce a spinnable solution that better imitates silk as it is produced by the silkworm. This solution was wet-spun using IFM's state-of-the art ...

More information: Martin Zaki et al, Recreating Silk's Fibrillar Nanostructure by Spinning Solubilized, Undegummed Silk, Advanced Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202413786 Provided by Deakin ...

said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the gossamer silk of bagworm moth larvae ... which has expertise in silkworms. Bagworm silk is said ...

From these eggs will hatch tiny silkworms, caterpillars of the domesticated silk moth Bombyx mori, which will then set to chomping down on mulberry leaves and preparing themselves for the demanding ...

The silkworm is the larva of the silk moth. They molt four times before secreting threads of silk to weave their cocoons. After the cocoons are dried, they are boiled to draw out one thread of ...

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Unlike any other fabric, muga silk has a naturally lustrous gold sheen. It comes from the cocoons of muga moths that feed on ... So what's happening to the muga silkworm? And why is this silk ...