Development of new smart materials and spinning systems inspired by natural silks and their applications

Silks produced by spiders and silkworms are charming natural biological materials with highly optimized hierarchical structures and outstanding physicomechanical properties. The superior performance of silks relies on the integration of a unique protein sequence, a distinctive spinning process, and...

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Main Authors: Jie eCheng, Sang-Hoon eLee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Materials
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmats.2015.00074/full