Polymeric materials based on silk proteins

By J. Hardy, L. Römer, T. Scheibel. 2008

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Silks are protein-based fibers made by arthropods for a variety of task-specific applications. In this article, we review the key features of silk proteins. This article initially focuses on the structure and function of silk proteins produced naturally by silkworms and spiders, followed by the biological and technical processing of silk proteins into a variety of morphologies (including capsules, fibers, films, foams, gels and spheres). Finally, we highlight the potential applications of silk-based materials.

Subfields: Biomaterials, Insect Science, Molecular Biology

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/a009631f671081694e1943a5f2960532692234b6

Citations in the corpus

• Recombinant Spider Silks—Biopolymers with Potential for Future Applications (2011, unknown): “diadematus MA silk (data taken form [105]).”