Spider silk as a model biomaterial
Spider silk combines strength and extensibility, and a wide range of mechanical properties can be achieved with only minute (if any) changes in chemical structure. It appears that the full range of thermo-mechanical properties of such silk fibres can be predicted by examining the energy imparted dur...
Main Authors: | Vollrath, F, Porter, D |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2006
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