fibroin
noun
fi·bro·in
ˈfī-brə-wən 
ˈfi-,
-brō-ən
: an insoluble protein comprising the filaments of the raw silk fiber
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Rafael Martin/Europa Press/Abaca/Sipa USA/AP Their team mixed lavender oil into a warm solution of fibroin, a flexible protein made by silkworms, and gum arabic, a substance from acacia trees that helps stabilize materials.
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Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
The researchers’ sticky fibers come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their fibroin protein building blocks by boiling them in solution.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
The most common types are soybean peptides, silk fibroin peptides, and rice peptides.
—Sarah Madaus, SELF, 27 July 2022
The formula features the brand's silk protein, which is a blend of sericin and fibroin.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 14 June 2022
This luxurious ingredient contains two proteins — sericin and fibroin — that can benefit skin health, according to Morgan Rabach, M.D., a clinical assistant professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai in New York City.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Mar. 2022
Three types of silk (fibroin, sericin, and silk powder) also blur enlarged pores and absorb excess oil, so skin doesn't appear overly shiny.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 16 Sep. 2021
Unlike black widows, Silkworms extrude only one type of fiber, made of a protein complex called silk fibroin.
—Max G. Levy, Wired, 28 June 2021
Controlling the way fibroin absorbs water vapor allows scientists to tweak its visual appearance.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Oct. 2019
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Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
The researchers’ sticky fibers come from silk moth cocoons, which are broken down into their fibroin protein building blocks by boiling them in solution.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
The most common types are soybean peptides, silk fibroin peptides, and rice peptides.
—Sarah Madaus, SELF, 27 July 2022
The formula features the brand's silk protein, which is a blend of sericin and fibroin.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 14 June 2022
This luxurious ingredient contains two proteins — sericin and fibroin — that can benefit skin health, according to Morgan Rabach, M.D., a clinical assistant professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai in New York City.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Mar. 2022
Three types of silk (fibroin, sericin, and silk powder) also blur enlarged pores and absorb excess oil, so skin doesn't appear overly shiny.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 16 Sep. 2021
Unlike black widows, Silkworms extrude only one type of fiber, made of a protein complex called silk fibroin.
—Max G. Levy, Wired, 28 June 2021
Controlling the way fibroin absorbs water vapor allows scientists to tweak its visual appearance.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Oct. 2019
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“Fibroin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fibroin. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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