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In this study, the dry spinning of regenerated silk fibroin (RSF) was achieved as a proof of concept for a process using ionic liquids as dissolution aids and plasticizers in developing natural polymeric materials. A dry spinning equipment system combining a stainless-steel syringe and a brushless motor was built to generate fiber compacts from a dope of silk fibroin obtained by degumming silkworm silk cocoons and ionic liquid 1-hexyl-3-methyl-imidazolium chloride ([HMIM][Cl]) according to a general method. The maximum stress and maximum elongation of the RSF fibers were 159.9 MPa and 31.5%, respectively. RSF fibers containing ionic liquids have a homogeneous internal structure according to morphological investigations. Elemental analysis of fiber cross sections revealed the homogeneous distribution of nonvolatile ionic liquid [HMIM][Cl] in RSF fibers. Furthermore, the removal of ionic liquids from RSF fibers through impregnation washing with organic solvents was verified to enhance industrial applications. Tensile testing showed that the fiber strength could be maintained even after removing the ionic liquid. Thermogravimetric analysis results show that the organic solvent 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol is chemically coordinated to silk fibroin and, as a natural polymer, can withstand heat up to 250 \u00b0C.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma15124195","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,13]],"date-time":"2022-06-13T22:00:38Z","timestamp":1655157638000},"page":"4195","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Novel Dry Spinning Process of Natural Macromolecules for Sustainable Fiber Material -1- Proof of the Concept Using Silk Fibroin"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Ryo","family":"Satoh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Creative Engineering, National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Tsuruoka College, 104 Sawada, Inooka, Tsuruoka 997-8511, Yamagata, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Takashi","family":"Morinaga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Creative Engineering, National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Tsuruoka College, 104 Sawada, Inooka, Tsuruoka 997-8511, Yamagata, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1081-5735","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Takaya","family":"Sato","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Creative Engineering, National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Tsuruoka College, 104 Sawada, Inooka, Tsuruoka 997-8511, Yamagata, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"IPCC (2022, May 21). 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