Proteins are the fundamental building blocks for high-performance materials in nature. Such
materials fulfill structural roles, as in the case of silk and collagen, and can generate active …

Many natural fibers are lightweight and display remarkable strength and toughness. These
properties originate from the fibers' hierarchical structures, assembled from the molecular to …

Silk fibers' unique mechanical properties have made them desirable materials, yet their
formation mechanism remains poorly understood. While ions are known to support silk fiber …

Fibroins' transition from liquid to solid is fundamental to spinning and underpins the
impressive native properties of silk. Herein, we establish a fibroin heavy chain fold for the …

This review provides a comprehensive survey of the structural characteristics of crystal
networks of silk soft fibrous materials in correlation with the macroscopic properties …

Silk spinning offers an evolution‐based manufacturing strategy for industrial polymer
manufacturing, yet remains largely inaccessible as the manufacturing mechanisms in …

Silks are remarkable materials with desirable mechanical properties, yet the fine details of
natural production remain elusive and subsequently inaccessible to biomimetic strategies …

Whilst flow is the basis for silk fibre formation, subtle changes in a silk feedstocks' chemical
environment may serve to increase both energetic efficiency and control hierarchical …

The development of protein-based 3D printable hydrogel systems with tunable structure and
properties is a critical challenge in contemporary biomedicine. Particularly, 3D printing of …

Whilst much is known about the properties of silks, the means by which native silk
feedstocks are spun still represent a gap in our knowledge. Rheology of the native silk …