Piezoresponse, Mechanical, and Electrical Characteristics of Synthetic Spider Silk Nanofibers

This work presents electrospun nanofibers from synthetic spider silk protein, and their application as both a mechanical vibration and humidity sensor. Spider silk solution was synthesized from minor ampullate silk protein (MaSp) and then electrospun into nanofibers with a mean diameter of less than...

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Main Authors: Nader Shehata, Ishac Kandas, Ibrahim Hassounah, Patrik Sobolčiak, Igor Krupa, Miroslav Mrlik, Anton Popelka, Jesse Steadman, Randolph Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/8/8/585