In-drop capillary spooling of spider capture thread inspires hybrid fibers with mixed solid-liquid mechanical properties.
An essential element in the web-trap architecture, the capture silk spun by ecribellate orb spiders consists of glue droplets sitting astride a silk filament. Mechanically this thread presents a mixed solid-liquid behavior unknown to date. Under extension, capture silk behaves as a particularly stre...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2016
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