Altering the mechanics of spider silk through methanol post-spin drawing

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation

Volumn 41, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-6

  Brooks, Amanda E ^a   Creager, Melinda S ^a   Lewis, Randolph V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical testing; Nephila clavipes; Post spin drawing; Spider silk

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DEHYDRATION; ELASTICITY; MECHANICS; METHANOL; NATURAL FIBERS; OPTIMIZATION; SPINNING (FIBERS);

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; POST-SPINNING DRAWING; SPIDER SILKS; SYNTHETIC SILK;

SILK;

METHANOL; SOLVENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEHYDRATION; FIBER; HUMIDITY; MECHANICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SILK; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; METHANOL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SILK; SPIDERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AMINO ACIDS; ELASTICITY; MECHANICS; METHANOL; NATURAL FIBERS; OPTIMIZATION; SILK; SPINNING;

EID: 17044440098     PISSN: 00678856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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