Strategies for making high‐performance artificial spider silk fibers
Artificial spider silk is an attractive material for many technical applications since it is a
biobased fiber that can be produced under ambient conditions but still outcompetes …
biobased fiber that can be produced under ambient conditions but still outcompetes …
Advances in the reconstruction of the Spider Tree of Life: a roadmap for spider systematics and comparative studies
In the last decade and a half, advances in genetic sequencing technologies have
revolutionized systematics, transforming the field from studying morphological characters or …
revolutionized systematics, transforming the field from studying morphological characters or …
Origin, structure, and composition of the spider major ampullate silk fiber revealed by genomics, proteomics, and single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
S Sonavane, S Hassan, U Chatterjee, L Soler… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Spiders produce nature's toughest fiber using renewable components at ambient
temperatures and with water as solvent, making it highly interesting to replicate for the …
temperatures and with water as solvent, making it highly interesting to replicate for the …
Generative modeling, design, and analysis of spider silk protein sequences for enhanced mechanical properties
Spider silks are remarkable materials characterized by superb mechanical properties such
as strength, extensibility, and lightweightedness. Yet, to date, limited models are available to …
as strength, extensibility, and lightweightedness. Yet, to date, limited models are available to …
Biomimetic Ultratough, Strong, and Ductile Artificial Polymer Fiber Based on Immovable and Slidable Cross-links
It remains a challenge to artificially fabricate fibers with the macroscopic mechanical
properties and characteristics of spider silk. Herein, a covalently cross-linked double …
properties and characteristics of spider silk. Herein, a covalently cross-linked double …
Challenges and opportunities for innovation in bioinformed sustainable materials
Nature provides a rich source of information for the design of novel materials; yet there
remain significant challenges in the design and manufacture of materials that replicate the …
remain significant challenges in the design and manufacture of materials that replicate the …
Liquid-liquid crystalline phase separation of spider silk proteins
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of proteins can be considered an intermediate
solubility regime between disperse solutions and solid fibers. While LLPS has been …
solubility regime between disperse solutions and solid fibers. While LLPS has been …
Hierarchical loo** results in extreme extensibility of silk fibre composites produced by Southern house spiders (Kukulcania hibernalis)
D Liprandi, M Ramírez, S Schlüter… - Interface …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Spider silk is a tough and versatile biological material combining high tensile strength and
extensibility through nanocomposite structure and its nonlinear elastic behaviour. Notably …
extensibility through nanocomposite structure and its nonlinear elastic behaviour. Notably …
Sustainable spinning of artificial spider silk fibers with excellent toughness and inherent potential for functionalization
Despite impressive progress in the field, there are still several major bottlenecks in
producing fibers from recombinantly produced spider‐silk‐like proteins to replicate the …
producing fibers from recombinantly produced spider‐silk‐like proteins to replicate the …
Deformation and failure mechanisms in spider silk fibers
R Olive, N Cohen - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2024 - Elsevier
Spider silk fibers are protein materials that exhibit high strength and toughness thanks to a
unique microstructure. In this work, a microscopically motivated model that sheds light on the …
unique microstructure. In this work, a microscopically motivated model that sheds light on the …