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Controlled Fabrication and Water Collection Ability of Bioinspired Artificial Spider Silks
Author(s) -
Bai Hao,
Ju Jie,
Sun Ruize,
Chen Yuan,
Zheng Yongmei,
Jiang Lei
Publication year - 2011
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/adma.201101740
Subject(s) - spider , fabrication , materials science , spider silk , nanotechnology , biomimetics , biomimetic materials , bass (fish) , polymer science , biology , fishery , ecology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Spider silks with periodic spindle‐knots are skillful at collecting water from the foggy air. Under controlled fabrication conditions, a series of bioinspired artificial spider silks (BAS) with different sized spindle‐knots are realized. Furthermore, the water collection ability of these BASs is investigated. The study is helpful for the practical application of BASs as water collecting materials.