The mechanical properties of spider silk are determined by the genetic regulation of fibroin proteins and chemical and physical processing during spinning
Orb-web building spiders produce a functional variety of fibrous silks that exhibit a range in mechanical properties from Kevlar-like super fibers to rubber-like elastomeric fibers. The mechanisms of silk property control employed by the orb-spider were formerly not known, but were hypothesised t...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6701 |