Small Angle X-ray Scattering studies of silk fibers

Small angle scattering patterns have been recorded for the different varieties of silk fibers belonging to different families for the first time and the data has been explained in terms of the six-parameter model. The variation of the morphological parameters in these fibers has been explained in terms of amino acids contents. It is observed that a fiber with a higher concentration of 'GLY' will have a relatively higher crystalline length compared to amorphous length along the fiber axis.