The molecular weight of silk fibroin in several different solvent systems has been measured by light‐scattering techniques. The values obtained lie between 250,000 and 450,000, with a tendency to lie fairly close to 300,000. The difference between this value of the molecular weight and the values obtained by other workers is discussed.
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