British Researchers Found Ways To Spin Silk From Wild Moth Cocoons.

British researchers have reported that they have found some of them. Wild moth The method of extracting filaments from cocoons of the class is better. The quality of the obtained silk is close to that of silk. For areas such as Africa and South America, which are not suitable for silkworm breeding, this may bring opportunities for the local silk weaving industry.

Researchers at University of Oxford and other institutions reported in the American academic journal biological macromolecules that the cocoons produced by some wild moths are hard to extract because they are covered with a hard layer of calcium oxalate. Using ethylene diamine acetic acid solution can soften these cocoons and extract filaments from them.

Tom Gasan, who led the research, said the experiment showed that this method not only helps to draw silk from the cocoon of wild moths, but also does not affect the quality of these silk. Silk Comparable.

Researchers believe that for those areas that are not suitable for breeding silkworms but wild moths, such as Africa and South America, this research result has brought a " Wild silk revolution "Potential.