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The Amphiphilic Properties of Spider Silks Are Important for Spinning
Author(s) -
Exler Josef H.,
Hümmerich Daniel,
Scheibel Thomas
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200604718
Subject(s) - spider silk , spider , spinning , silk , polymer science , toughness , materials science , thread (computing) , amphiphile , composite material , nanotechnology , polymer , copolymer , biology , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology
Along came a spider… Spider silk is a fascinating biomaterial owing to its strength, extensibility, and toughness per unit weight which is unrivaled by man‐made fibers. The spinning of spider silk corresponds to a transition from a liquid phase to a solid thread. The underlying mechanism of this transition has been investigated using a recombinantly produced spider silk protein.