Mechanical and optical analyses provide a network model for spiral silk from the orb web of the spider Araneus diadematus
Glue-coated spiral silk from Araneus diadematus orb webs is stretchy compared to the stiff and inextensible frame silk. This thesis examines whether part of the difference between properties may be due to molecular arrangements, not just the glue. Dry and wet spiral samples had average diameters of...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30274 |