THE TENSILE BEHAVIOUR OF SPIDER SILK

Autex Research Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 120-126

  Van Nimmen, E ^a   Gellynck, K ^a   Van Langenhove, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

cocoon; dragline; Spider silk; stress strain

Indexed keywords

HARDENING; INTEREST; SATURATION; SILK; STIFFNESS; STRESSES; TESTING; VELOCITY;

SPIDER SILK; STRESS-STRAIN PROPERTY; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 27544460185     PISSN: 14709589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/aut-2005-050301     Document Type: Article

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