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Feature Article
6. Chen, F., Porter D., Vollrath F., A Nonwoven Composite
Model Based on Silkworm Cocoon (Bombyx mori). Journal
of Materials Science and Engineering, 2010. 4(9): p. 28-33.
7. Chen, F., Hesselberg T., Porter D., Vollrath F., The Impact
Behaviour of Silk Cocoons. The Journal of Experimental
Biology, 2013. 216: p. 2648-2657.
Figure 9. Prototype parts made at the Oxford Silk Group:
silk reinforced composite outer shell of a crash helmet.
Acknowledgements
This technical paper derives from principally two
peer-reviewed journal papers:
(1) Shah, D.U., Vollrath, F, Porter, D., Silk Cocoons as
Natural Macro-balloon Fillers in Novel Polyurethanebased Syntactic Foams. Polymer, 2015. 56: p. 93-101.
(2) Shah, D.U., Porter, D, Vollrath, F., Can Silk Become an
Effective Reinforcing Fibre? A Property Comparison
with Flax and Glass Reinforced Composites. 2014.
101: p. 173-183.
We thank the US Air Force Office for Scientific
Research (AFOSR Grant Number F49620-03-1-0111
to FV) and the European Research Council Advanced
Grant (SP2-GA-2008-233409 to FV) for generous
funding. This work was also supported by the
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
[grant number: EP/IO33513/1 to DS], through
the EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in
Composites (CIMComp).
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