The variability and interdependence of spider viscid line tensile properties

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 4722-4728

  Perea, Gracia Beln ^a   Plaza, Gustavo R ^a   Guinea, Gustavo V ^a   Elices, Manuel ^a   Velasco, Beatriz ^a   Prez Rigueiro, Jos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Flagelliform silk; Silk

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; SILK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMATERIALS; CHEMISTRY; FLAGELLIFORM SILK; MECHANICAL STRESS; SPIDER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOMATERIALS; FLAGELLIFORM SILK; SILK;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; SILK; SPIDERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84890767421     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.094011     Document Type: Article

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