Understanding humidity-induced actuation in Antheraea pernyi silks

Although supercontraction of animal silks has been extensively investigated, reports regarding their humidity-induced actuation behavior, i.e., the cyclical response to humidity changes, are limited. Humidity-induced actuation is a unique characteristic of animal silks that responds to changes in su...

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Main Authors: Zhen Wang, Shihui Lin, Jing Ren, Ying Pei, Min Chen, Zeming Qi, Zhengzhong Shao, Shengjie Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Giant
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666542520300321