Tensegrity Modelling and the High Toughness of Spider Dragline Silk

Tensegrity Modelling and the High Toughness of Spider Dragline Silk

This work establishes a tensegrity model of spider dragline silk. Tensegrity systems are ubiquitous in nature, being able to capture the mechanics of biological shapes through simple and effective modes of deformation via extension and contraction. Guided by quantitative microstructural characteriza...

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Main Authors:	Fernando Fraternali, Nicola Stehling, Ada Amendola, Bryan Andres Tiban Anrango, Chris Holland, Cornelia Rodenburg
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:	Nanomaterials
Subjects:	spider silk scanning electron microscopy plasma etching mesoscale modelling tensegrity systems biomimetic fibres
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/8/1510

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