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 …
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 …
Development of a process for the spinning of synthetic spider silk
CG Copeland, BE Bell, CD Christensen… - … biomaterials science & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Spider silks have unique mechanical properties but current efforts to duplicate those
properties with recombinant proteins have been unsuccessful. This study was designed to …
properties with recombinant proteins have been unsuccessful. This study was designed to …
[HTML][HTML] Properties of biomimetic artificial spider silk fibers tuned by PostSpin bath incubation
Efficient production of artificial spider silk fibers with properties that match its natural
counterpart has still not been achieved. Recently, a biomimetic process for spinning …
counterpart has still not been achieved. Recently, a biomimetic process for spinning …
To spin or not to spin: spider silk fibers and more
E Doblhofer, A Heidebrecht, T Scheibel - Applied microbiology and …, 2015 - Springer
Spider silk fibers have a sophisticated hierarchical structure composed of proteins with
highly repetitive sequences. Their extraordinary mechanical properties, defined by a unique …
highly repetitive sequences. Their extraordinary mechanical properties, defined by a unique …
Engineered spider silk proteins for biomimetic spinning of fibers with toughness equal to dragline silks
Spider silk is the toughest fiber found in nature, and bulk production of artificial spider silk
that matches its mechanical properties remains elusive. Development of miniature spider …
that matches its mechanical properties remains elusive. Development of miniature spider …
Production and processing of spider silk proteins
JG Hardy, TR Scheibel - Journal of Polymer Science Part A …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Natural spider silk fibers have impressive mechanical properties (outperforming many man‐
made fibers) and are, moreover, biocompatible, biodegradable, and produced under benign …
made fibers) and are, moreover, biocompatible, biodegradable, and produced under benign …
Regenerated spider silk: Processing, properties, and structure
Spider dragline silk is Nature's high-performance protein fiber. This biomaterial has attracted
much interest from scientists in various disciplines since it has become feasible to produce …
much interest from scientists in various disciplines since it has become feasible to produce …
[HTML][HTML] Decoding the secrets of spider silk
L Eisoldt, A Smith, T Scheibel - Materials Today, 2011 - Elsevier
Spider silks have been employed by man for several thousands of years. Spider silks
possess extraordinary mechanical properties due to a combination of strength and …
possess extraordinary mechanical properties due to a combination of strength and …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of physio-chemical spinning conditions on the mechanical properties of biomimetic spider silk fibers
Artificial spider silk has emerged as a biobased fiber that could replace some petroleum-
based materials that are on the market today. Recent progress made it possible to produce …
based materials that are on the market today. Recent progress made it possible to produce …