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5 - The structure of silk

Vollrath, F. ; Porter, D. and Dicko, C. LU orcid (2009) 2. p.146-198
Abstract
A key feature of silk fibres is the carefully controlled assembly and directed growth that produce hierarchical structures at all length scales. The final result is a material of outstanding strength, functional flexibility and often with self-healing properties. Some salient results in silk research are reviewed to identify the fundamental ‘bio-principles’ that make silk a remarkable system to study. Specific aspects of silk diversity and versatility are presented.
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type
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
publication status
published
keywords
fibre, biomaterial, extrusion spinning, spider, silk worm
host publication
Handbook of Textile Fibre Structure
editor
Eichhorn, S.J. ; Hearle, J.W.S. ; Jaffe, M. and Kikutani, T.
volume
2
pages
53 pages
publisher
Woodhead Publishing Limited
external identifiers
  • scopus:84858865251
ISBN
978-1-84569-730-3
DOI
10.1533/9781845697310.1.146
language
English
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no
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7a77ed1e-0719-438b-b1a7-7950fdc757c9
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  author       = {{Vollrath, F. and Porter, D. and Dicko, C.}},
  booktitle    = {{Handbook of Textile Fibre Structure}},
  editor       = {{Eichhorn, S.J. and Hearle, J.W.S. and Jaffe, M. and Kikutani, T.}},
  isbn         = {{978-1-84569-730-3}},
  keywords     = {{fibre; biomaterial; extrusion spinning; spider; silk worm}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{146--198}},
  publisher    = {{Woodhead Publishing Limited}},
  title        = {{5 - The structure of silk}},
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  doi          = {{10.1533/9781845697310.1.146}},
  volume       = {{2}},
  year         = {{2009}},
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