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Yan Zhang

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Yu-Yue Chen

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Ling Lin

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Pi-Bo Ma

NANOSTRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION OF BETA-SHEET CRYSTALS IN SILK UNDER VARIOUS TEMPERATURES

ABSTRACT
This paper studies the nanostructure characterizations of β-sheet in silk fiber with different reaction temperatures. A molecular dynamic model is developed and simulated by Gromacs software packages. The results reveal the change rules of the number of hydrogen bonds in β-sheet under different temperatures. The best reaction temperature for the β-sheet crystals is also found. This work provides theoretical basis for the designing of materials based on silk.
KEYWORDS
β-sheet crystals, hydrogen bonds, temperature, silk fiber
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2014-01-18
PAPER REVISED: 2014-05-10
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2014-07-23
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2015-01-04
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI1405459Z
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2014, VOLUME 18, ISSUE Issue 5, PAGES [1459 - 1461]
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Nanostructure characterization of beta-sheet crystals in silk under various temperatures

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