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Analysis Of Bombyx Mori Silk And Polyimide Nanofibers, Sabrina Leseul
Analysis Of Bombyx Mori Silk And Polyimide Nanofibers, Sabrina Leseul
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
This thesis presents a study on the properties of Bombyx Mori silk nanofibers and polyimide (PI) nanofibers. Firstly, a Bombyx Mori silk solution has been created with degummed silkworm cocoons in order to separate the fibroin and the sericin, the two main proteins of the silk. The fibroin was then centrifuged to remove insoluble particles and stored and 4°C before mixing with hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP). On the second part, a polyimide solution, made with shavings of polyimide and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). Both solutions are then electrospun. Electrospinning parameters are studied. In this way, a part of my thesis has been dedicated to …