Novel silk/poly(butylene succinate) biocomposites: the effect of short fibre content on their mechanical and thermal properties

By S. M. Lee, D. Cho, W. Park, Seung Goo Lee, S. Han, L. Drzal. 2005

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Biodegradability of bio-flour filled biodegradable poly(butylene succinate) bio-composites in natural and compost soil (2006, background): “Poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) is one of the commercially used biodegradable polymers with a range of interesting properties including good mechanical properties, melt processing, biodegradability and compostability [6].”
Characterization of natural fiber and composites – A review (2013, background): “Sang Muk lee et al.(92) reported that the addition of silk fiber in composites increased the E0.”
Natural fibre-reinforced composites for bioengineering and environmental engineering (2009, background): “[29] examined the effect of silk/poly(butylenes succinate) (PBS) bio-composites.”
Review: Raw Natural Fiber–Based Polymer Composites (2014, methodology): “The thermal stability of silk=PBS biocomposites was found to be intermediate between that of the PBS matrix and that of the silk fiber.([71])”