Supercontraction stress in spider webs

Biomacromolecules

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 675-679

  Savage, Ken N ^a   Guerette, Paul A ^a   Gosline, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NATURAL FIBERS; SHRINKAGE; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TENSILE TESTING;

SPIDER WEBS; SUPERCONTRACTION STRESS;

MACROMOLECULES;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERICULTURE; SILK; SPIDER; STRESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSION; TIME; WATER LOADING;

ANIMALS; SILK; SPIDERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ARANEAE; ARGIOPE; ARGIOPE AURANTIA; NEPHILA; NEPHILA CLAVIPES;

EID: 2542634167     PISSN: 15257797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bm034270w     Document Type: Article

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