Doubling the Mechanical Properties of Spider Silk by C60 Supersonic Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Spider silk is one of the most fascinating natural materials, owing to its outstanding mechanical properties. In fact, it is able to combine usually self-excluding properties, like strength and toughness that synthetic fibers fail to replicate. Here, we report a method to further enhance the already...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Materials |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmats.2020.00197/full |