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Mapping Nanostructural Variations in Silk by Secondary Electron Hyperspectral Imaging

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Mapping Nanostructural Variations in Silk by Secondary Electron Hyperspectral Imaging. / Wan, Quan; Abrams, Kerry J.; Masters, Robert C. et al.
In: Advanced Materials, Vol. 29, No. 47, 1703510, 20.12.2017.

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Wan, Q, Abrams, KJ, Masters, RC, Talari, ACS, Rehman, IU, Claeyssens, F, Holland, C & Rodenburg, C 2017, 'Mapping Nanostructural Variations in Silk by Secondary Electron Hyperspectral Imaging', Advanced Materials, vol. 29, no. 47, 1703510. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201703510

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Wan, Q., Abrams, K. J., Masters, R. C., Talari, A. C. S., Rehman, I. U., Claeyssens, F., Holland, C., & Rodenburg, C. (2017). Mapping Nanostructural Variations in Silk by Secondary Electron Hyperspectral Imaging. Advanced Materials, 29(47), Article 1703510. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201703510

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Wan Q, Abrams KJ, Masters RC, Talari ACS, Rehman IU, Claeyssens F et al. Mapping Nanostructural Variations in Silk by Secondary Electron Hyperspectral Imaging. Advanced Materials. 2017 Dec 20;29(47):1703510. Epub 2017 Nov 8. doi: 10.1002/adma.201703510

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Wan, Quan ; Abrams, Kerry J. ; Masters, Robert C. et al. / Mapping Nanostructural Variations in Silk by Secondary Electron Hyperspectral Imaging. In: Advanced Materials. 2017 ; Vol. 29, No. 47.

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title = "Mapping Nanostructural Variations in Silk by Secondary Electron Hyperspectral Imaging",
abstract = "Nanostructures underpin the excellent properties of silk. Although the bulk nanocomposition of silks is well studied, direct evidence of the spatial variation of nanocrystalline (ordered) and amorphous (disordered) structures remains elusive. Here, secondary electron hyperspectral imaging can be exploited for direct imaging of hierarchical structures in carbon‐based materials, which cannot be revealed by any other standard characterization methods. Through applying this technique to silks from domesticated (Bombyx mori) and wild (Antheraea mylitta) silkworms, a variety of previously unseen features are reported, highlighting the local interplay between ordered and disordered structures. This technique is able to differentiate composition on the nanoscale and enables in‐depth studies into the relationship between morphology and performance of these complex biopolymer systems.",
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