STUDIES ON STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF NEPHILA-SPIDER SILK DRAGLINE

Autex Research Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-39

  Rengasamy, Raju Seenivasan ^a   Jassal, Manjeet ^a   Rameshkumar, Chidambaram ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Characterization; Dragline; Golden Nephila; Mechanical properties; Spider silk

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTION; CRYSTALLINITY; DIAMETER; FILAMENTS; MOISTURE; SILK; TEST METHODS; WATER;

BIOPOLYMER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; SPIDER SILK; STRUCTURAL PROPERTY;

EID: 27544475099     PISSN: 14709589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/aut-2005-050103     Document Type: Article

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