The effect of spinning forces on spider silk properties

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2633-2639

  Perez Rigueiro J ^a   Elices, M ^a   Plaza, G ^a   Real, J I ^a   Guinea, G V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argiope trifasciata; Forced silking; Silking force; Spider silk; Tensile test

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; SILK; SPIDER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; MATERIALS TESTING; SILK; SPIDERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ARANEAE; ARGIOPE TRIFASCIATA;

EID: 23744493772     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01701     Document Type: Article

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