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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Materials |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmats.2015.00074/full |