Influence of iodine treatment on the carbonization behavior of Antheraea pernyi silk fibroin fiber.

The article presents a study which examined the effect of iodine treatment on the carbonization behavior of tussah silk fibroin (SF) fiber from a wild cocoon, Antheraea pernyi (A. pernyi). The researchers also evaluated and the carbon yield, morphology, structural characteristics and mechanical properties of the fiber. They found that the structures of the carbon fibers obtained from both untreated and iodinated SF were almost the same and amorphous.