Non-Cocoon Direct Silk Gland Extraction (DSGE)「非繭」型シルク腺直接抽出技術 PhD Thesis, 博士(農学)

Highlights:
* First successful method of obtaining silk proteins without traditional cocoon processing/ 伝統的な繭プロセスを使わずに絹タンパク質を得る初めての手法
* Potential reduction in energy consumption and chemical usage/ 消費エネルギーや化学物質の削減の可能性
*Promising applications in bioplastics, cell culture, and advanced materials/バイオプラスチック、細胞培養、先端材料への有望な応用

Title: Sustainable Development of a Non-Cocoon Bombyx mori Silk Gland Route for Scalable Silk Material Fabrication (持続可能な非繭シルク生産：カイコ絹糸腺からの素材製造)

Norihiro Yoshida

Degree: Doctor of Agriculture 博士（農学）
Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering（大学院生物システム応用科学府・食料エネルギーシステム科学専攻）

Open Presentation: 10 Feb. 2025> https://tuat-jp.zoom.us
Pass: 7L$6TZHj

Journal Publication: Milling-Based Extraction and Characterization of Bombyx mori Silk Glands and Fibroin Powder for Biomaterial Use (Advanced Powder Technology) doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2025.104820 _{Supplementary: doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2025.104820}

Full paper (author’s final version) : https://researchmap.jp/wlenggoro/published_papers/49118349

Supervisor: Prof. Wuled Lenggoro (Thesis Committee: Profs. Shinya Kajita, Taishi Umezawa, Takeshi Suzuki, Kazuya Nakata; they are the members of Institute of Agriculture)

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