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 …

Academic and industrial research on nanofibres is an area of increasing global interest, as
seen in the continuously multiplying number of research papers and patents and the …

Protein‐metal interactions—traditionally regarded for roles in metabolic processes—are now
known to enhance the performance of certain biogenic materials, influencing properties …

Structural proteins, including silk fibroins, play an important role in shaping the skeletons
and structures of cells, tissues, and organisms. The amino acid sequences of structural …

The tiny spider makes dragline silk fibers with unbeatable toughness, all under the most
innocuous conditions. Scientists have persistently tried to emulate its natural silk spinning …

Biological tissues in animals generally consist an extracellular matrix often with cells
embedded in it. These materials are primarily comprised of different protein building blocks …

Generally, the thermal conductivity (k) of bulk polymers is very low [1](on the order of 0.1 W
m− 1 K− 1) because of strong phonon scattering by various defects and interfaces.[2] In the …

This work challenges the popular view that silk has exceptional intrinsic mechanical
properties of strength and toughness. All polymer fibres are shown to follow one fracture …

Silkworm silk has been widely used as a textile fiber, as biomaterials and in optically
functional materials due to its extraordinary properties. The β-sheet-rich natural nanofiber …

The unique combination of great stiffness, strength, and extensibility makes spider major
ampullate (MA) silk desirable for various biomimetic and synthetic applications. Intensive …