Advances in understanding the properties of spider silk
A. Lin1; T. Chuang1; T. Pham2; C. Ho2; Y. Hsia3; E. Blasingame2; C. Vierra1 1 University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, USA2 University of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA, USA3 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract
Spider silk has remarkable mechanical properties that rival many man-made materials, including nylon, Kevlar®, and high-tensile steel. Over the past three decades, scientists have been unraveling its mysterious, unique chemical and physical properties. Much insight into spider silk molecular structure has been driven by technological advances in biochemistry, molecular and structural biology, engineering, and physics. To comprehend its superior qualities ...
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