A review on spider silk adhesion

Journal of Adhesion

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 595-614

  Sahni, Vasav ^a   Blackledge, Todd A ^b   Dhinojwala, Ali ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Black widow cobwebs; Cribellar silk; Glycoproteins; Orb weaving spiders; Spider silk adhesion; Viscid silk

Indexed keywords

BLACK WIDOW COBWEBS; CRIBELLAR SILK; ORB-WEAVING SPIDERS; SPIDER SILKS; VISCID SILK;

ADHESION; ADHESIVES; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; SPINNING (FIBERS);

SILK;

ADHESIVES; ARACHNIDS; ELASTICITY; FIBERS; PROTEINS; SILK; SPINNING;

EID: 79958858370     PISSN: 00218464     EISSN: 15455823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218464.2011.583588     Document Type: Review

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