1000 spider silkomes: Linking sequences to silk physical properties
Spider silks are among the toughest known materials and thus provide models for
renewable, biodegradable, and sustainable biopolymers. However, the entirety of their …
renewable, biodegradable, and sustainable biopolymers. However, the entirety of their …
Basic principles in the design of spider silk fibers
The prominence of spider silk as a hallmark in biomimetics relies not only on its unrivalled
mechanical properties, but also on how these properties are the result of a set of original …
mechanical properties, but also on how these properties are the result of a set of original …
Multicomponent nature underlies the extraordinary mechanical properties of spider dragline silk
N Kono, H Nakamura, M Mori… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Dragline silk of golden orb-weaver spiders (Nephilinae) is noted for its unsurpassed
toughness, combining extraordinary extensibility and tensile strength, suggesting industrial …
toughness, combining extraordinary extensibility and tensile strength, suggesting industrial …
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 …
Rapid molecular diversification and homogenization of clustered major ampullate silk genes in Argiope garden spiders
RH Baker, A Corvelo, CY Hayashi - PLoS Genetics, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The evolutionary diversification of orb-web weaving spiders is closely tied to the mechanical
performance of dragline silk. This proteinaceous fiber provides the primary structural …
performance of dragline silk. This proteinaceous fiber provides the primary structural …
Correlation between protein secondary structure and mechanical performance for the ultra-tough dragline silk of Darwin's bark spider
KZ Htut, AM Alicea-Serrano… - Journal of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The spider major ampullate (MA) silk exhibits high tensile strength and extensibility and is
typically a blend of MaSp1 and MaSp2 proteins with the latter comprising glycine–proline …
typically a blend of MaSp1 and MaSp2 proteins with the latter comprising glycine–proline …
Comparative analysis of various spider silks in regard to nerve regeneration: material properties and Schwann cell response
S Stadlmayr, K Peter, F Millesi, A Rad… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral nerve reconstruction through the employment of nerve guidance conduits with
Trichonephila dragline silk as a luminal filling has emerged as an outstanding preclinical …
Trichonephila dragline silk as a luminal filling has emerged as an outstanding preclinical …
Spinning conditions affect structure and properties of Nephila spider silk
Raman spectroscopy is used to elucidate the effect of spinning conditions upon the structure
and mechanical properties of silk spun by Nephila spiders from the major ampullate gland …
and mechanical properties of silk spun by Nephila spiders from the major ampullate gland …
Connecting materials, performance and evolution: a case study of the glue of moth-catching spiders (Cyrtarachninae)
Morphological structures and extended phenotypes are made possible by materials that are
encoded by the genome. Nearly all biomaterials are viscoelastic, which means that to …
encoded by the genome. Nearly all biomaterials are viscoelastic, which means that to …
Expression of spidroin proteins in the silk glands of golden orb‐weaver spiders
I Jorge, V Ruiz, J Lavado‐García… - … Zoology Part B …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The expression of spidroins in the major ampullate, minor ampullate, flagelliform, and
tubuliform silk glands of Trichonephila clavipes spiders was analyzed using proteomics …
tubuliform silk glands of Trichonephila clavipes spiders was analyzed using proteomics …