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Silk

Evaluation of cocoon silk as an annular closure material in a rodent disk model: Minimal behavioral burden despite pronounced inflammatory reaction

Friederike Weidemann, Sarah Strauß, Frederik Schlottmann, Mykola Fedchenko, Janin Reifenrath, Dorothea Daentzer

published 18 Nov 2025

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Insect-derived polymer hydrogel based on fibroin matrix from whole silkworm larvae

Maki Yamazaki, Aoi Tojo, Shusuke Hashimoto, Masakazu Kobayashi, Kenjiro Yazawa, Kunihiro Shiomi

published 07 Nov 2025

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Mulberry leaf disease detection by CNN-ViT with XAI integration

Mohammad Asif Hasan, Fariha Haque, Hasan Sarker, Rafae Abdullah, Tonmoy Roy, Nishat Taaha, Yeasin Arafat, Abdul Karim Patwary, Mominul Ahsan, Julfikar Haider

published 04 Jun 2025

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An effective protocol to isolate and mechanically test silk fibers spun by Osmia lignaria Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) fifth instar larvae

Oran Wasserman, Jackson J. Morley, Mary-Kate F. Williams, Brianne E. Bell, Diana L. Cox-Foster, Justin A. Jones

published 26 Feb 2025

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Enhanced silk production and pupal weight in Bombyx mori through CRISPR/Cas9-mediated circadian Clock gene disruption

Daniel J. Brady, Alessio Saviane, Matteo Battistolli, Irene Varponi, Federica Barca, Kunihiro Shiomi, Silvia Cappellozza, Federica Sandrelli

published 27 Jan 2025

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Evaluating antibacterial and antioxidant properties of sericin recovered from cocoons of Bombyx mori, Gonometa postica and Samia ricini in Kenya

Mwangi G. Kanyora, Timothy M. Kegode, Justus Kurgat, Harrison Kibogo, George Asudi, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Workneh Ayalew, Subramanian Sevgan, Nelly Ndungu

published 31 Dec 2024

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Synthesis and characterization of selenium nanoparticles stabilized with oxyethylated alkylphenol (neonol) for potential modification of fabric materials

Zafar Rekhman, Andrey Blinov, Alexey Gvozdenko, Alexey Golik, Andrey Nagdalian, Anastasia Blinova, Alexander Serov, Maxim Pirogov, Alina Askerova, Ekaterina Nazaretova, Mohammad Ali Shariati, Afnan A. Al Zahrani, Ammar AL-Farga, Saleh M. Al-maaqar

published 26 Nov 2024

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The Belt and Road Initiative’s impact on tourism and heritage along the Silk Roads: A systematic literature review and future research agenda

Bashar Dayoub, Peifeng Yang, Sarah Omran, Qiuyi Zhang, Xu Chen, Akram Ahmed Noman Alabsi, Alaa Dayoub

published 18 Jul 2024

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Effect of cocooning conditions on the structure, carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of silks

Hao Li, Yujie He, Liling Jia, Yong Liu, Dan Yang, Shuai Shao, Gang Lv, Hailiang Yang, Hailing Zheng, Xuhong Cui, Yang Zhou, Zhiqin Peng

published 21 Sep 2023

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Drosophila melanogaster resilin improves the mechanical properties of transgenic silk

Shuo Zhao, Xiaogang Ye, Xiangping Dai, Xinqiu Wang, Shihua Yu, Boxiong Zhong

published 03 Mar 2023

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Relative assessment of cloth mask protection against ballistic droplets: A frugal approach

Victor Márquez-Alvarez, Joaquín Amigó-Vega, Aramis Rivera, Alfo José Batista-Leyva, Ernesto Altshuler

published 04 Oct 2022

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Bombyx mori Vps13d is a key gene affecting silk yield

Luochao Zhao, Xia Sun, Xueyang Wang, Sheng Qin, Yunhui Kong, Muwang Li

published 07 Jul 2022

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The differences in cocoon and silk qualities among sex-related mulberry and silkworm feeding groups

Chunlan Bu, Rui Zheng, Gaiqun Huang, Jianmei Wu, Gang Liu, Marion L. Donald, Tingfa Dong, Xiao Xu

published 30 Jun 2022

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