The Amphiphilic Properties of Spider Silks Are Important for Spinning

The Amphiphilic Properties of Spider Silks Are Important for Spinning

Along came a spider…︁ Spider silk is a fascinating biomaterial owing to its strength, extensibility, and toughness per unit weight which is unrivaled by man‐made fibers. The spinning of spider silk corresponds to a transition from a liquid phase to a solid thread. The underlying mechanism of this tr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2007-01, Vol.46 (19), p.3559-3562
Hauptverfasser: Exler, Josef H., Hümmerich, Daniel, Scheibel, Thomas
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Bombyx - chemistry
Bombyx - physiology
Buffers
calorimetry
Colorimetry
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Insect Proteins - chemistry
Insect Proteins - physiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Phase Transition
phase transitions
Protein Engineering
self-assembly
Silk - chemistry
Silk - physiology
silk spinning
Spectrum Analysis
Spiders - chemistry
Spiders - physiology
Stress, Mechanical
Temperature
Viscosity
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Zusammenfassung:Along came a spider…︁ Spider silk is a fascinating biomaterial owing to its strength, extensibility, and toughness per unit weight which is unrivaled by man‐made fibers. The spinning of spider silk corresponds to a transition from a liquid phase to a solid thread. The underlying mechanism of this transition has been investigated using a recombinantly produced spider silk protein.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.200604718