This research developed a milling technology for ultrafine silk particles and designed novel biocompatible and biodegradable silk composites for repairing hard tissue defects. It also demonstrated high and rapid reversible ion binding properties of silk particles and thereby opened up their application opportunities as advanced green sorbents
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Submitted to the Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation of the Institute for Technology Research and Innovation, Deakin University
Degree conferred 2010
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2009
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