Environmentally friendly and highly durable bagworm silk is set to be used in a commercial application for the first time, according to a Nagoya-based firm.Bagworm moth larvae expel the versatile thread from their mouths to bind together leaves, twigs and other materials into nests to protect themselves. The biodegradable thread has proven to be tougher and more flexible than silk extracted from silkworms or spider web, according to Kowa Co.Kowa, whose business fields range from textile trading to the manufacturing of medical products, has developed sheets from the thread that can be mixed …READ FULL ARTICLE
