Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.85, No.11, 2382-2388, 2002
Morphological parameters in varieties of silk fibers determined by small-angle X-ray scattering
The small-angle X-ray scattering intensity data recorded from silk fibers were compared with the simulated data obtained from a linear paracrystalline model. For this purpose, an exponential distribution function for the amorphous and crystalline phase lengths was used. There are significant changes in phase lengths because of amino acid compositional changes in different families of silk fibers.