Spider silks exhibit remarkable properties, surpassing most natural and synthetic materials
in both strength and toughness. Orb-web spider dragline silk is the focus of intense research …

Silk from silkworms and spiders is an exceptionally important natural material, inspiring a
range of new products and applications due to its high strength, elasticity, and toughness at …

Background Combining high strength and elasticity, spider silks are exceptionally tough, ie,
able to absorb massive kinetic energy before breaking. Spider silk is therefore a model …

Orb-weaving spiders spin five fibrous silks from differentiated glands that contain unique
sets of proteins. Despite diverse ecological functions, the mechanical properties of most of …

Silk fibres attract great interest in materials science for their biological and mechanical
properties. Hitherto, the mechanical properties of the silk fibres have been explored mainly …

Silk fibroin is a protein with a unique combination of properties and is widely studied for
biomedical applications. The extraction of fibroin (degumming) from the silk filament impacts …

Spider silks possess nature's most exceptional mechanical properties, with unrivalled
extensibility and high tensile strength. Unfortunately, our understanding of silks is limited …

The abrupt halt of a bumble bee's flight when it impacts the almost invisible threads of an orb
web provides an elegant example of the amazing strength and toughness of spider silk …

Electronics and soft robotics demand the development of a new generation of hybrid
materials featuring novel properties. Among these, remarkable mechanical properties are …

The kinetic energy of flying insect prey is a formidable challenge for orb-weaving spiders.
These spiders construct two-dimensional, round webs from a combination of stiff, strong …