Mechanical properties of spider dragline silk: Humidity, hysteresis, and relaxation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4425-4432

  Vehoff, T ^a   Glisovic A ^a   Schollmeyer, H ^a   Zippelius, A ^a   Salditt, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; HYSTERESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NEPHILA CLAVIPES; NEPHILA SENEGALENSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; SILK; SPIDER; SPIDER SILK; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

ARANEAE; NEPHILA CLAVIPES; NEPHILA SENEGALENSIS;

EID: 37349126716     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.099309     Document Type: Article

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