Active Control on Molecular Conformations and Tensile Properties of Spider Silk

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 901-905

  Pan, Z J ^a   Li, C P ^a   Xu, Q ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conformational analysis; Raman spectroscopy; Spider silk; Strain; Stress

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEINS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE STRESS;

CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS; SPIDER SILK;

SILK;

MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMER SCIENCE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPIDER SILK; STRAIN; STRESS; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 1642345119     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.20055     Document Type: Article

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