The Preparation and Characterization of Silk/Gelatin Biocomposites |
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| Authors: | Quazi T H Shubhra A K M M Alam M A Khan Dipti Saha Jahangir A Khan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology , The University of Dhaka , Dhaka, Bangladesh;2. Nuclear and Radiation Chemistry Division , Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission , Dhaka, Bangladesh;3. Department of Chemistry , Jahangirnagar University , Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Abstract: | There is a growing interest in the use of composite materials. Silk fiber/gelatin biocomposites were fabricated using compression molding. The fiber content in the composite varied from 10–30 wt%. Composite containing 30 wt% silk showed the best mechanical properties. Tensile strength, tensile modulus, bending strength, bending modulus and impact strength, hardness of the 30% silk content composites were found 54 MPa, 0.95 GPa, 75 MPa and 0.43 GPa and 5.4 kJ/m2, 95.5 Shore A, respectively. Water uptake properties at room temperature, accelerated weathering aging, irradiation, thermomechanical analysis, and degradation in soil were carried out in this experiment. |
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| Keywords: | Composites Gelatin Mechanical properties Silk fiber |
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