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Nylons from Nature: Synthetic Analogs to Spider Silk
Author(s) -
O'Brien John P.,
Fahnestock Stephen R.,
Termonia Yves,
Gardner KennCorwin H.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199810)10:15<1185::aid-adma1185>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - silk , schematic , spider silk , materials science , spider , polymer science , biomimetic synthesis , nanotechnology , synthetic polymer , bridging (networking) , polymer , organic chemistry , chemistry , computer science , engineering , biology , composite material , ecology , computer network , electronic engineering
The biosynthesis of structural materials in the form of fibers and biocomposites is unsurpassed—complex multicomponent composite structures can be made through seamless integration of polymer synthesis, mineralization, and self‐assembly. The results of multidisciplinary research to understand structure/property relationships in natural silk and to prepare synthetic analogs to spider draglines (see Figure for a schematic representation) are reviewed.