Spider silks are composite materials with often complex microstructures. They are spun from
liquid crystalline dope using a complicated spinning mechanism which gives the animal …

Silks are a diverse family of natural materials with extraordinary mechanical properties such
as high tensile strength and extensibility, as well as reported biological compatibility. In …

Spider silk has outstanding mechanical properties despite being spun at close to ambient
temperatures and pressures using water as the solvent. The spider achieves this feat of …

This feature article reviews recent progress in the understanding of the hierarchically
organized structures, the perfectly balanced mechanical properties and the structure …

Albeit silks are fairly well understood on a molecular level, their hierarchical organisation
and the full complexity of constituents in the spun fibre remain poorly defined. Here we link …

Silks have a great potential as sustainable, ecologically benign commercial polymers. Here
we discuss this fascinating bio-material by merging the biologist's with the polymer scientist's …

Spiders spin up to seven different types of silk and each type possesses different
mechanical properties. The reports on base sequences of spider silk protein genes have …

Tensan silk, a natural fiber produced by the Japanese oak silk moth (Antherea yamamai,
abbreviated to A. yamamai), features superior characteristics, such as compressive elasticity …

Silk: Processing, Properties and Applications, Second Edition, examines all aspects of silk
technology, including its manufacture, processing, properties, structure-property …

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 …