Modelling self assembly of natural silk solutions

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 32, Issue 3-5, 2003, Pages 59-65

  Braun, F N ^a,c   Viney, C ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amino acid substitution; Lepidopterans; Liquid crystals; Phase behaviour of silk solutions; Self assembly; Spiders (araneae)

Indexed keywords

SILK FIBROIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SILKWORM; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0041886513     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-8130(03)00038-2     Document Type: Article

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