Mapping Nanostructural Variations in Silk by Secondary Electron Hyperspectral Imaging

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Abstract: Nanostructures underpin the excellent properties of silk. Although the bulk nanocomposition of silks is well studied, direct evidence of the spatial variation of nanocrystalline (ordered) and amorphous (disordered) structures remains elusive. Here, secondary electron hyperspectral imaging can be exploited for direct imaging of hierarchical structures in carbon‐based materials, which cannot be revealed by any other standard characterization methods. Through applying this technique to silks from domesticated (Bombyx mori) and wild (Antheraea mylitta) silkworms, a variety of previously unseen features are reported, highlighting the local interplay between ordered and disordered structures. This technique is able to differentiate composition on the nanoscale and enables in‐depth studies into the relationship between morphology and performance of these complex biopolymer systems.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Mapping Nanostructural Variations in Silk by Secondary Electron Hyperspectral Imaging ; volume:29 ; number:47 ; year:2017 ; extent:6
Advanced materials ; 29, Heft 47 (2017) (gesamt 6)

Creator
Wan, Quan
Abrams, Kerry J.
Masters, Robert C.
Talari, Abdullah C. S.
Rehman, Ihtesham U.
Claeyssens, Frederik
Holland, Chris
Rodenburg, Cornelia

DOI
10.1002/adma.201703510
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022091306220097173122
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Wan, Quan
  • Abrams, Kerry J.
  • Masters, Robert C.
  • Talari, Abdullah C. S.
  • Rehman, Ihtesham U.
  • Claeyssens, Frederik
  • Holland, Chris
  • Rodenburg, Cornelia

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