Mechanical properties of silk of the Australian golden orb weavers Nephila pilipes and Nephila plumipes

Mechanical properties of silk of the Australian golden orb weavers Nephila pilipes and Nephila plumipes

Silks from orb-weaving spiders are exceptionally tough, producing a model polymer for biomimetic fibre development. The mechanical properties of naturally spun silk threads from two species of Australian orb-weavers, Nephila pilipes and Nephila plumipes, were examined here in relation to overall thr...

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Main Authors: Genevieve G. Kerr, Helen F. Nahrung, Aaron Wiegand, Joanna Kristoffersen, Peter Killen, Cameron Brown, Joanne Macdonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2018-02-01
Series:Biology Open
Subjects:
Nephila sp
Spider silk
Toughness
Stress-strain
Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/7/2/bio029249

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