Spider (Araneus diadematus) cocoon silk: A case of non-periodic lattice crystals with a twist?

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 211-217

  Barghout, J Y J ^a   Thiel, B L ^b   Viney, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non periodic lattice crystals; Spider cocoon silk; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RIGIDITY; SILK; SPIDER; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0032963574     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-8130(99)00007-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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