Browsing PHD-Department of Art and Design by Author "Nguku, K. Everlyn"

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Assesment of the properties of silk fibre and fabric produced by bivoltine silkworm, bombyx mori L.(Lepidoptera: bombycidae) in Nairobi, Kenya.

Nguku, K. Everlyn (2011-08-09)

Concern about global warming has led to renewed interest in the more sustainable use of natural fibres. Among the natural fibres, silk indeed commands considerable respect. Silk is a proteinaceous polymer secretion in the ...