Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the problems in the prior art and provides a preparation method of silk fibroin fibers.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
A preparation method of silk fibroin fiber comprises dissolving pure silk fibroin in formic acid to obtain formic acid solution of silk fibroin, and wet spinning the formic acid solution of silk fibroin to obtain silk fibroin fiber;
The concentration of the formic acid solution of the silk fibroin is 18-25wt%;
The wet spinning process includes extrusion in spinneret, coagulation in coagulating bath and winding;
the coagulating bath is water, and the temperature of the coagulating bath is 30-35 ℃.
Compared with the dry and wet spinning of regenerated silk fibroin filaments and the performance research thereof [ D ]. Suzhou: suzhou university, 2014:31-34 ], the invention can prepare silk fibroin fibers with excellent mechanical performance on the premise of omitting post-treatment procedures, mainly because the invention improves the concentration of formic acid solution of silk fibroin and the temperature of coagulation bath.
After the formic acid solution of the silk fibroin enters water, the silk fibroin molecular chain migrates and diffuses at the interface of formic acid and water, and the migration and diffusion behavior shows certain asymmetry, namely, the migration and diffusion behavior of the silk fibroin molecular chain on the formic acid side and the water side are different, namely, the diffusion rates are inconsistent. This asymmetry is more pronounced when the concentration of the formic acid solution of the silk fibroin and the temperature of the coagulation bath are higher, because higher concentrations of silk fibroin allow for longer residence times of the silk fibroin molecules on the formic acid side, further exacerbating migration and diffusion differences on the formic acid side and the water side. When the temperature of the coagulating bath is higher, the molecular movement of water is more intense, the impact on the silk fibroin molecules is stronger, so that the migration and diffusion speed of the silk fibroin molecules on one side of water is faster, and the asymmetry is further enhanced. The more obvious the asymmetry is, the more favorable the drive of the silk fibroin molecular chains to be orderly arranged along the fiber axis, because the asymmetric migration and diffusion actions make the silk fibroin molecules more easily guided and arranged by water molecules on the water side. The polarity of the water molecules will cause the silk fibroin molecules to align axially along the fiber, forming a more ordered structure. Due to the different diffusion rates at the formic acid side and the water side, the silk fibroin molecules are subjected to a stretching or guiding action at the interface, so that the silk fibroin molecules are more easily migrated along the axial direction of the fiber, and the order of molecular chains is enhanced. The higher the ordering of the silk fibroin molecular chains along the axial direction of the fiber, the more favorable the improvement of the orientation degree of the fiber, the more favorable the reduction of defects such as pores, cracks and the like, the more favorable the improvement of the crystallinity of the fiber and the enhancement of the stability of a microstructure, so that the overall mechanical property of the fiber is better.
As a preferable technical scheme:
The preparation process of the pure silk fibroin comprises the steps of dissolving degummed silk in a formic acid solution of calcium chloride to prepare a film, and removing the calcium chloride in the film to obtain the pure silk fibroin.
According to the preparation method of the silk fibroin fiber, when the spinneret is used for extrusion, the extrusion speed is 1-1.5mL/min, the ambient temperature is 20+/-5 ℃, and the ambient relative humidity is 30+/-5%.
A method for preparing silk fibroin fiber as described above, the coagulation bath length is 25-30cm.
The preparation method of the silk fibroin fiber has the winding speed of 3-3.5m/min.
The invention also provides a silk fibroin fiber which is prepared by adopting the preparation method of the silk fibroin fiber.
As a preferable technical scheme:
The dry breaking strength of the silk fibroin fiber is 400-420MPa, the dry breaking elongation is 1.5-1.7%, the wet breaking strength is 410-425MPa, and the wet breaking elongation is 23-26%.
The beneficial effects are that:
(1) In the wet spinning process, the ordering of the silk fibroin molecular chains along the axial direction of the fiber is improved by adjusting the temperature of the coagulating bath and the concentration of the formic acid solution of the silk fibroin, any post-treatment is not needed, the beta-sheet content in the fiber is directly improved in the spinning process, the complex post-treatment procedure is omitted, and the production cost and the process complexity are reduced.
(2) The invention does not need volatile organic solvents such as ethanol, and the like, and the volatilization degree of formic acid in the wet spinning process is low, so that the potential problem in the aspect of environmental safety is avoided.
(3) The silk fibroin fiber prepared by the invention has excellent breaking strength and breaking elongation, has mechanical properties similar to those of natural silk, and has wide application prospect.
Detailed Description
The application is further described below in conjunction with the detailed description. It is to be understood that these examples are illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. Furthermore, it should be understood that various changes and modifications can be made by one skilled in the art after reading the teachings of the present application, and such equivalents are intended to fall within the scope of the application as defined in the appended claims.
The following are the relevant performance detection methods for each example and comparative example:
(1) The dry state breaking strength is tested by a universal material testing machine, wherein the testing parameters are that the distance between chucks is 5cm, the stretching rate is 1.5mm/min, the ambient temperature is 23+/-5 ℃, and the ambient relative humidity is 40+/-5%.
(2) The dry state elongation at break is tested by a universal material testing machine, wherein the testing parameters are that the distance between chucks is 5cm, the stretching rate is 1.5mm/min, the ambient temperature is 23+/-5 ℃, and the ambient relative humidity is 40+/-5%.
(3) Wet breaking strength, namely immersing a sample to be tested in water for 48 hours, taking out, and testing by a universal material tester, wherein the testing parameters are that the distance between chucks is 5cm, the stretching rate is 1.5mm/min, the ambient temperature is 23+/-5 ℃, and the ambient relative humidity is 40+/-5%.
(4) Wet elongation at break, which is to soak a sample to be tested in water for 48 hours, take out, test the sample by a universal material tester, wherein the test parameters are that the distance between chucks is 5cm, the stretching rate is 1.5mm/min, the ambient temperature is 23+/-5 ℃, and the ambient relative humidity is 40+/-5%.
Example 1
A preparation method of silk fibroin fibers comprises the following specific steps:
(1) Preparing raw materials;
degummed silk, degummed silk;
Formic acid;
The concentration of the formic acid solution of the calcium chloride is 4wt%;
PDMS film with thickness of 200 μm;
deionized water;
(2) Preparing pure silk fibroin;
placing degummed silk in formic acid solution of calcium chloride, wherein the weight ratio of degummed silk to the formic acid solution of calcium chloride is 1:25, continuously stirring by a magnetic stirrer at 25 ℃ to completely dissolve degummed silk, stirring at 400r/min,
Uniformly spreading the silk fibroin-calcium chloride-formic acid solution on a PDMS film, drying the PDMS film on a hot table at 60 ℃ for 4 hours to obtain a silk fibroin film, removing the silk fibroin film from the PDMS film, soaking the silk fibroin film in water for 24 hours to remove calcium chloride, taking out the soaked silk fibroin film, and drying the silk fibroin film at room temperature to obtain pure silk fibroin;
(3) Preparing silk fibroin fibers;
dissolving pure silk fibroin in formic acid to obtain a formic acid solution of the silk fibroin, and carrying out wet spinning on the formic acid solution of the silk fibroin to obtain silk fibroin fibers;
the concentration of the formic acid solution of silk fibroin was 23wt%;
The wet spinning process includes extrusion in spinneret, coagulation in coagulating bath and winding;
when the spinneret is used for extrusion, the extrusion speed is 1mL/min, the ambient temperature is 20 ℃, and the ambient relative humidity is 35%;
the coagulating bath is water, the temperature of the coagulating bath is 30 ℃, and the length of the coagulating bath is 25cm;
the winding speed was 3m/min.
The final silk fibroin fiber has a dry breaking strength of 420MPa, a dry breaking elongation of 1.6%, a wet breaking strength of 425MPa and a wet breaking elongation of 25%.
Comparative example 1
A process for preparing silk fibroin fibers, substantially the same as in example 1, except that in step (3), the concentration of formic acid solution of silk fibroin was 15wt%.
The final silk fibroin fiber has a dry breaking strength of 300MPa, a dry breaking elongation of 1%, a wet breaking strength of 310MPa and a wet breaking elongation of 10%.
Compared with example 1, the dry state breaking elongation of comparative example 1 is not obviously changed, the dry state breaking strength is reduced by 28.6%, the wet state breaking strength is reduced by 27.1%, and the wet state breaking elongation is reduced by 60%, because when the concentration of the formic acid solution of the silk fibroin is 15wt%, the concentration of the silk fibroin is too low, the viscosity of the spinning solution is lower, defects or loose structures are easy to occur in the fiber forming process, and the mechanical property is reduced.
Comparative example 2
A process for preparing silk fibroin fibers, substantially the same as in example 1, except that in step (3), the concentration of formic acid solution of silk fibroin was 28wt%.
The final silk fibroin fiber has a dry breaking strength of 350MPa, a dry breaking elongation of 1.2%, a wet breaking strength of 365MPa and a wet breaking elongation of 20%.
In comparison with example 1, the change in the dry breaking elongation and the wet breaking elongation of comparative example 2 was not obvious, the dry breaking strength was reduced by 16.7%, and the wet breaking strength was reduced by 14.1%, because the concentration of silk fibroin was too high when the concentration of formic acid solution of silk fibroin was 28wt%, crystalline lumps or agglomerates inside the fiber were easily generated during spinning, resulting in non-uniformity of the fiber structure, and lowering of the overall strength.
Comparative example 3
A process for the preparation of silk fibroin fibers substantially as described in example 1, except that in step (3), the coagulation bath temperature was 25 ℃.
The final silk fibroin fiber has a dry breaking strength of 303MPa, a dry breaking elongation of 1%, a wet breaking strength of 314MPa and a wet breaking elongation of 18%.
The change in the dry breaking elongation and the wet breaking elongation of comparative example 3 was not obvious compared with example 1, and the dry breaking strength was reduced by 27.9% and the wet breaking strength was reduced by 26.1%, because at a temperature of 25 ℃ in the coagulation bath, too low a temperature of the coagulation bath would slow down the curing speed of the fiber in the coagulation bath, resulting in insufficient crystallization or poor molecular orientation of the fiber, affecting mechanical properties.
Comparative example 4
A process for the preparation of silk fibroin fibers substantially as described in example 1, except that in step (3), the coagulation bath temperature was 40 ℃.
The final silk fibroin fiber has a dry breaking strength of 320MPa, a dry breaking elongation of 1.5%, a wet breaking strength of 335MPa and a wet breaking elongation of 20%.
The change in the dry breaking elongation and the wet breaking elongation of comparative example 4 was not obvious, and the dry breaking strength was reduced by 23.8% and the wet breaking strength was reduced by 21.2% as compared with example 1, because an excessively high coagulation bath temperature may cause excessive softening or deformation of the fiber portion to form micro cracks or defects at a coagulation bath temperature of 40 ℃.
Example 2
A preparation method of silk fibroin fibers comprises the following specific steps:
(1) Preparing raw materials;
degummed silk, degummed silk;
Formic acid;
The concentration of the formic acid solution of the calcium chloride is 3.5wt percent;
PDMS film with thickness of 200 μm;
deionized water;
(2) Preparing pure silk fibroin;
Placing degummed silk in a formic acid solution of calcium chloride, wherein the weight ratio of degummed silk to the formic acid solution of calcium chloride is 1:20, continuously stirring by a magnetic stirrer at 20 ℃ to ensure that degummed silk is completely dissolved, wherein the stirring speed is 100r/min, and the stirring time is 40min to obtain a silk fibroin-calcium chloride-formic acid solution;
(3) Preparing silk fibroin fibers;
dissolving pure silk fibroin in formic acid to obtain a formic acid solution of the silk fibroin, and carrying out wet spinning on the formic acid solution of the silk fibroin to obtain silk fibroin fibers;
the concentration of the formic acid solution of silk fibroin was 25wt%;
The wet spinning process includes extrusion in spinneret, coagulation in coagulating bath and winding;
When the spinneret is used for extrusion, the extrusion speed is 1.5mL/min, the ambient temperature is 25 ℃, and the ambient relative humidity is 32%;
The coagulating bath is water, the temperature of the coagulating bath is 35 ℃, and the length of the coagulating bath is 28cm;
the winding speed was 3.2m/min.
The final silk fibroin fiber has a dry breaking strength of 400MPa, a dry breaking elongation of 1.5%, a wet breaking strength of 410MPa and a wet breaking elongation of 23%.
Example 3
A preparation method of silk fibroin fibers comprises the following specific steps:
(1) Preparing raw materials;
degummed silk, degummed silk;
Formic acid;
the concentration of the formic acid solution of the calcium chloride is 5wt%;
PDMS film with thickness of 200 μm;
deionized water;
(2) Preparing pure silk fibroin;
placing degummed silk in a formic acid solution of calcium chloride, wherein the weight ratio of degummed silk to the formic acid solution of calcium chloride is 1:22, continuously stirring by a magnetic stirrer at 40 ℃ to ensure that degummed silk is completely dissolved, wherein the stirring speed is 200r/min, and the stirring time is 20min, so as to obtain a silk fibroin-calcium chloride-formic acid solution;
(3) Preparing silk fibroin fibers;
dissolving pure silk fibroin in formic acid to obtain a formic acid solution of the silk fibroin, and carrying out wet spinning on the formic acid solution of the silk fibroin to obtain silk fibroin fibers;
The concentration of the formic acid solution of silk fibroin was 20wt%;
The wet spinning process includes extrusion in spinneret, coagulation in coagulating bath and winding;
When the spinneret is used for extrusion, the extrusion speed is 1.4mL/min, the ambient temperature is 23 ℃, and the ambient relative humidity is 30%;
the coagulating bath is water, the temperature of the coagulating bath is 31 ℃, and the length of the coagulating bath is 30cm;
the winding speed was 3.5m/min.
The final silk fibroin fiber has a dry breaking strength of 416MPa, a dry breaking elongation of 1.7%, a wet breaking strength of 415MPa and a wet breaking elongation of 24%.
Example 4
A preparation method of silk fibroin fibers comprises the following specific steps:
(1) Preparing raw materials;
degummed silk, degummed silk;
Formic acid;
the concentration of the formic acid solution of the calcium chloride is 2.5wt percent;
PDMS film with thickness of 200 μm;
deionized water;
(2) Preparing pure silk fibroin;
placing degummed silk in a formic acid solution of calcium chloride, wherein the weight ratio of degummed silk to the formic acid solution of calcium chloride is 1:30, continuously stirring by a magnetic stirrer at the temperature of 30 ℃ to ensure that degummed silk is completely dissolved, wherein the stirring speed is 300r/min, and the stirring time is 18min to obtain a silk fibroin-calcium chloride-formic acid solution;
(3) Preparing silk fibroin fibers;
dissolving pure silk fibroin in formic acid to obtain a formic acid solution of the silk fibroin, and carrying out wet spinning on the formic acid solution of the silk fibroin to obtain silk fibroin fibers;
the concentration of the formic acid solution of silk fibroin was 18wt%;
The wet spinning process includes extrusion in spinneret, coagulation in coagulating bath and winding;
When the spinneret is used for extrusion, the extrusion speed is 1.3mL/min, the ambient temperature is 15 ℃, and the ambient relative humidity is 25%;
the coagulating bath is water, the temperature of the coagulating bath is 33 ℃, and the length of the coagulating bath is 27cm;
The winding speed was 3.1m/min.
The final silk fibroin fiber has 415MPa dry breaking strength, 1.5% dry breaking elongation, 420MPa wet breaking strength and 26% wet breaking elongation.
Example 5
A preparation method of silk fibroin fibers comprises the following specific steps:
(1) Preparing raw materials;
degummed silk, degummed silk;
Formic acid;
a formic acid solution of calcium chloride, wherein the concentration of the calcium chloride is 2wt%;
PDMS film with thickness of 200 μm;
deionized water;
(2) Preparing pure silk fibroin;
Placing degummed silk in a formic acid solution of calcium chloride, wherein the weight ratio of degummed silk to the formic acid solution of calcium chloride is 1:27, continuously stirring by a magnetic stirrer at the temperature of 35 ℃ to ensure that degummed silk is completely dissolved, stirring the degummed silk at the speed of 350r/min for 25min to obtain a silk fibroin-calcium chloride-formic acid solution, uniformly spreading the silk fibroin-calcium chloride-formic acid solution on a PDMS film, drying the PDMS film on a hot table at 80 ℃ for 2h to obtain a silk fibroin film, removing the silk fibroin film from the PDMS film, soaking the silk fibroin film in water for 6h to remove the calcium chloride, taking out the soaked silk fibroin film, and drying the silk fibroin film at room temperature to obtain pure silk fibroin;
(3) Preparing silk fibroin fibers;
dissolving pure silk fibroin in formic acid to obtain a formic acid solution of the silk fibroin, and carrying out wet spinning on the formic acid solution of the silk fibroin to obtain silk fibroin fibers;
The concentration of the formic acid solution of silk fibroin was 22wt%;
The wet spinning process includes extrusion in spinneret, coagulation in coagulating bath and winding;
When the spinneret is used for extrusion, the extrusion speed is 1.2mL/min, the ambient temperature is 18 ℃, and the ambient relative humidity is 28%;
the coagulating bath is water, the temperature of the coagulating bath is 32 ℃, and the length of the coagulating bath is 29cm;
The winding speed was 3.3m/min.
The final silk fibroin fiber has a dry breaking strength of 409MPa, a dry breaking elongation of 1.6%, a wet breaking strength of 418MPa and a wet breaking elongation of 23%.
In the above examples and comparative examples, degummed silk is prepared by manually peeling clean silk cocoons into thin layers, boiling in aqueous sodium carbonate solution to remove sericin, taking out, washing with water, and repeating the above degumming-washing steps twice to obtain degummed silk.