fibroin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fibroin
Example Sentences
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When examined under a microscope, silk fibroin looks like spaghetti or a Jackson Pollock painting.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024
In response, the researchers developed a bilayer adhesive hemostat utilizing mussel adhesive proteins that exhibit strong tissue adhesion underwater and silk fibroin extracted from silkworm cocoons.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2024
Silk fibroin -- the structural protein of silk fibers -- can be precisely deposited onto surfaces and easily modified with other chemical and biological molecules to change its properties.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023
The matrix model posits that mineralization occurs in a mantle-secreted matrix of chitin, silk fibroin and acidic proteins.
From Nature • Oct. 3, 2012
Raw silk consists of the true silk fibre known as fibroin and a gummy coating, sericin, which dulls the lustre of the silk unless removed.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
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