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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.

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