LEADER 04924nam 22005293u 450 001 9911004799403321 005 20230120010905.0 010 $a1-61583-585-7 010 $a1-84569-508-9 035 $a(CKB)2510000000010579 035 $a(EBL)1639790 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1639790 035 $a(NjHacI)992510000000010579 035 $a(EXLCZ)992510000000010579 100 $a20140303d2008|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBiologically Inspired Textiles 210 $aBurlington $cElsevier Science$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (243 p.) 225 1 $aWoodhead Publishing Series in Textiles 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84569-247-0 327 $aCover; Biologically inspired textiles; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Woodhead Publishing in Textiles; Introduction; Part I Biomimetic principles, production and properties; 1 Recombinant DNA methods applied to the production of protein-based fibers as biomaterials; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Biomimetics and protein-based biomaterials; 1.3 Characteristics of some natural protein-based materials; 1.4 Experimental characterization of model fibrous proteins; 1.5 Expression systems available for recombinant fibrous protein production 327 $a1.6 Artificial material production, properties and performance1.7 Conclusions; 1.8 References; 2 Purification of protein solutions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Insoluble removal; 2.3 Cell disruption; 2.4 Soluble protein separations; 2.5 Finishing steps; 2.6 Conclusions and sources of further information and advice; 2.7 References; 3 Spinning of fibers from protein solutions; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 In vivo or natural spinning of protein-based fibers; 3.3 Protein-based fibrous materials; 3.4 Silk production in spiders and insects: a natural spinning process 327 $a3.5 Elements to consider for the in vitro or 'artificial' spinning of protein-based fibers3.6 Factors involved in native self-assembly processes; 3.7 'Mimicking nature'; 3.8 Examples of protein-based fibers produced through artificial spinning technologies; 3.9 Wet-spinning of fibrous proteins; 3.10 Electrospinning of fibrous proteins; 3.11 Applications; 3.12 Future trends and conclusions; 3.13 References; 4 Biomimetic principles of spider silk for high-performance fibres; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Unravelling structure-function relationships; 4.3 Spider and worm spinning; 4.4 Spinning in vitro 327 $a4.5 Future trends and applications4.6 Conclusions; 4.7 Sources of further information and advice; 4.8 Acknowledgements; 4.9 References; 5 A biomimetic approach to the production of sustainable structural composites using plant fibres; 5.1 Biomimetic design of composite materials; 5.2 Characteristics of biological materials in biocomposites; 5.3 Fibre extraction, fibre treatment and matrix compatibility in a biomimetic composite; 5.4 Approaches to the realisation of plant fibre composites; 5.5 Conclusions: plant fibre selection for composites reinforcement; 5.6 References 327 $aPart II Biomimetic applications in textiles6 Biomimetic principles in clothing technology; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The technology of clothing; 6.3 Overview of biomimetic design and development; 6.4 Biomimetic principles and the clothing industry; 6.5 Key issues; 6.6 Future trends; 6.7 Conclusions; 6.8 Sources of further information and advice; 6.9 Acknowledgements; 6.10 References; 7 Self-cleaning textiles using the Lotus Effect; 7.1 Introduction: basics of self-cleaning textiles; 7.2 Learning from the Lotus Effect: superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning 327 $a7.3 Measuring techniques for the characteristic Lotus Effect properties 330 $aBiomimetic materials are those inspired from nature and implemented into new fibre and fabric technologies. Biologically inspired textiles explores the current state of the art in this research arena and examines how biomimetics are increasingly applied to new textile technologies.Part one discusses the principles, production and properties of biomimetics. Chapters include recombinant DNA technologies and their application for protein production, spinning of fibres from protein solutions and structure/function relationships in spider silk. The second part of the book provides a review 410 0$aWoodhead Publishing Series in Textiles 517 $aWoodhead Publishing Series in Textiles 606 $aMaterials$xBiotechnology 615 0$aMaterials$xBiotechnology. 676 $a620.197 700 $aAbbott$b A$01824709 701 $aEllison$b M$01824710 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911004799403321 996 $aBiologically Inspired Textiles$94391984 997 $aUNINA