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Special silkworm diet results in stronger silk

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Although silkworms usually eat mulberry leaves, a select group in Japan were fed cellulose nanofibers

Along with its use in clothing, silk also shows promise for use in products ranging from surgical sutures to seed coverings. Scientists have recently devised a method of making the material stronger, by altering the diet of silkworms.

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Category: Materials, Science

Tags: Silk, Tohoku University, cellulose

Source: https://newatlas.com/materials/silkworm-cnf-diet-stronger-silk/

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