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Spiders Spin 'Silk Dope' into Nature's Toughest Material
New reporting explains how spiders produce and process 'silk dope', the protein solution they draw into fibers stronger and tougher than most man-made materials. Researchers are studying the molecular mechanics of how spiders store the proteins and spin them into silk on demand, work that could inform future efforts to engineer artificial silk for medicine, textiles and materials science.
Why now: Interest in biomimetic materials and the long-running challenge of reproducing spider silk artificially
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- Spiders Spin 'Silk Dope' into Nature's Toughest Material · ibobev · 77
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