The Amphiphilic Properties of Spider Silks Are Important for Spinning

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Exler, Josef H. ; Hümmerich, Daniel ; Scheibel, Thomas:
The Amphiphilic Properties of Spider Silks Are Important for Spinning.
In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Bd. 46 (2007) Heft 19 . - S. 3559-3562.
ISSN 1521-3773
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200604718

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Abstract

Along came a spider… Spider silk is a fascinating biomaterial owing to its strength, extensibility, and toughness per unit weight which is unrivaled by man-made fibers. The spinning of spider silk corresponds to a transition from a liquid phase to a solid thread. The underlying mechanism of this transition has been investigated using a recombinantly produced spider silk protein