Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …

All spiders produce protein-based biopolymer fibres that we call silk. The most studied of
these silks is spider dragline silk, which is very tough and relatively abundant compared with …

A central concept in molecular bioscience is how structure formation at different length
scales is achieved. Here we use spider silk protein as a model to design new recombinant …

The predatory efficiency of squid and cuttlefish (superorder Decapodiformes) is enhanced
by robust Sucker Ring Teeth (SRT) that perform grappling functions during prey capture …

The arms and tentacles of Decapodiform cephalopods (squids and cuttlefish) are lined with
suckers, each of which contains embedded sucker ring teeth (SRT), which are used by the …

Silk is a unique fiber, having a strength and toughness that exceeds other natural fibers.
While inroads have been made in our understanding of silkworm silk structure and function …

Macromolecular assembly into complex morphologies and architectural shapes is an area of
fundamental research and technological innovation. In this work, we investigate the self …

Total x-ray scattering measurements of spider dragline silk fibers from Nephila clavipes,
Argiope aurantia, and Latrodectus hesperus all yield similar structure factors, with only small …

In this communication a mechanism for spider silk strain hardening is proposed. Shear
failure of β-sheet nanocrystals is the first failure mode that gives rise to the creation of …

Spider silk is a biomaterial with exceptional mechanical toughness, and there is great
interest in develo** biomimetic methods to produce engineered spider silk-based …