Composite materials based on silk proteins

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1093-1115

  Hardy, John G ^a   Scheibel, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Biomimetic; Composite; Proteins; Silk

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOMATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FILM PREPARATION; FOAMS; PROTEINS; SILK;

INORGANIC PARTICLES; SILK FIBER; SILK PROTEINS;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

ANIMAL FIBERS; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDS; COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; PROTEINS; SILK;

EID: 77956181774     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2010.04.005     Document Type: Review

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