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Lang, Gregor ; Herold, Heike M. ; Scheibel, Thomas:
Properties of Engineered and Fabricated Silks.
In: Parry, David A. D. ; Squire, John M.
(ed.):
Fibrous Proteins: Structures and Mechanisms. -
Cham
: Springer
,
2017
. - pp. 527-573
. - (Subcellular Biochemistry
; 82
)
ISBN 978-3-319-49674-0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49674-0_16
Abstract in another language
Silk is a protein-based material which is predominantly produced by insects and spiders. Hundreds of millions of years of evolution have enabled these animals to utilize different, highly adapted silk types in a broad variety of applications.
Silk occurs in several morphologies, such as sticky glue or in the shape of fibers and can, depending on the application by the respective animal, dissipate a high mechanical energy, resist heat and radiation, maintain functionality when submerged in water and withstand microbial settling. Hence, it’s unsurprising that silk