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...

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Autori principali: Vollrath, F, Porter, D
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Springer-Verlag 2006
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