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Figure 9

From: Electricity from the Silk Cocoon Membrane

Figure 9

Construction of a crude device from silk cocoon to extract electricity to power a light emitting diode (LED) (a) Transverse section of the Antheraea mylitta cocoon (b) Cross section of the Bombyx mori (c) Positioning of the plastic pipe for uniform distribution of water vapor.

In all of the devices inner electrode was aluminum foil and the outer electrode was copper wire.

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