The effect of post-spin drawing on spider silk microstructure: A birefringence model

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 219-226

  Carmichael, S ^a   Barghout, J Y J ^a   Viney, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Spider silk; Spinning and drawing

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SILK; SPIDER; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0032956175     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-8130(99)00008-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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