Influence of an iodine treatment on the
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Md. Majibur Rahman Khan; Yasuo Gotoh; Mikihiko Miura; Hideaki Morikawa; Masanobu
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Silk fibroin (SF) fiber from the __Bombyx mori__ silkworm was treated with a 1.23 N iodine/potassium iodide (I~2~โKI) aqueous solution, and the structure and physical properties were investigated to elucidate the effects of the iodine treatment. The SF fiber absorbed polyiodide ions suc