5 - The structure of silk
Vollrath, F. ; Porter, D. and Dicko, C. LU
(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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- author
- Vollrath, F.
; Porter, D.
and Dicko, C.
LU
- publishing date
- 2009
- 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
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 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.}},
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publisher = {{Woodhead Publishing Limited}},
title = {{5 - The structure of silk}},
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doi = {{10.1533/9781845697310.1.146}},
volume = {{2}},
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