Rough fibrils provide a toughening mechanism in biological fibers.

Spider silk is a fascinating natural composite material. Its combination of strength and toughness is unrivalled in nature, and as a result, it has gained considerable interest from the medical, physics, and materials communities. Most of this attention has focused on the one to tens of nanometer sc...

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Main Authors: Brown, C, Harnagea, C, Gill, H, Price, A, Traversa, E, Licoccia, S, Rosei, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012