Exploration of the tight structural–mechanical relationship in mulberry and non-mulberry silkworm silks

Mechanical Performance of Spider Silk Is Robust to Nutrient-Mediated Changes in Protein Composition

(2015) Sean J. Blamires et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Structural hysteresis in dragline spider silks induced by supercontraction: an X-ray fiber micro-diffraction study

(2015) Sujatha Sampath et al.   RSC Advances

Molecular architecture of silk fibroin of Indian golden silkmoth, Antheraea assama

(2015) Adarsh Gupta K et al.   Scientific Reports

Tough protein–carbon nanotube hybrid fibers comparable to natural spider silks

(2015) Guangqiang Fang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Potential Mode of Protection of Silkworm Pupae from Environmental Stress by Harboring the Bacterial Biofilm on the Surfaces of Silk Cocoons

(2014) Pranab K. Halder et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Tough silk fibers prepared in air using a biomimetic microfluidic chip

(2014) Jie Luo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Flexible and transparent nanocrystal floating gate memory devices using silk protein

(2014) Susnata Bera et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Silk-based resorbable electronic devices for remotely controlled therapy and in vivo infection abatement

(2014) Hu Tao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Crystal Networks in Silk Fibrous Materials: From Hierarchical Structure to Ultra Performance

(2014) Anh Tuan Nguyen et al.   Small

Understanding the variability of properties in Antheraea pernyi silk fibres

(2014) Yu Wang et al.   Soft Matter

The use of silk-based devices for fracture fixation

(2014) Gabriel S. Perrone et al.   Nature Communications

Characterizing the Secondary Protein Structure of Black Widow Dragline Silk Using Solid-State NMR and X-ray Diffraction

(2013) Janelle E. Jenkins et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Insight into the Structure of Single Antheraea pernyi Silkworm Fibers Using Synchrotron FTIR Microspectroscopy

(2013) Shengjie Ling et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Mechanical properties and structure of silkworm cocoons: A comparative study of Bombyx mori, Antheraea assamensis, Antheraea pernyi and Antheraea mylitta silkworm cocoons

(2013) J. Zhang et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Silk proteins for biomedical applications: Bioengineering perspectives

(2013) Banani Kundu et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

What makes spider silk fibers so strong? From molecular-crystallite network to hierarchical network structures

(2013) Gangqin Xu et al.   Soft Matter

Nanoconfined crystallites toughen artificial silk

(2013) Hui Pan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Silk cocoon (Bombyx mori): Multi-layer structure and mechanical properties

(2012) Fujia Chen et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Sequence-Structure-Property Relationships of Recombinant Spider Silk Proteins: Integration of Biopolymer Design, Processing, and Modeling

(2012) Sreevidhya Tarakkad Krishnaji et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Spider Silk: Super Material or Thin Fibre?

(2012) D. Porter et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Silk Materials - A Road to Sustainable High Technology

(2012) Hu Tao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nonmulberry silk biopolymers

(2012) S. C. Kundu et al.   BIOPOLYMERS

The structure–property relationships of artificial silk fabricated by dry-spinning process

(2012) Mengjie Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Morphology and structure of silkworm cocoons

(2012) Fujia Chen et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

X-ray diffraction study of nanocrystalline and amorphous structure within major and minor ampullate dragline spider silks

(2012) Sujatha Sampath et al.   Soft Matter

Understanding the Mechanical Properties ofAntheraea PernyiSilk-From Primary Structure to Condensed Structure of the Protein

(2011) Chengjie Fu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Synchrotron FTIR Microspectroscopy of Single Natural Silk Fibers

(2011) Shengjie Ling et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Structural Origin of the Strain-Hardening of Spider Silk

(2010) Ning Du et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Nanostructure and molecular mechanics of spider dragline silk protein assemblies

(2010) S. Keten et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

New Opportunities for an Ancient Material

(2010) F. G. Omenetto et al.   SCIENCE

Silk as a Biomimetic Ideal for Structural Polymers

(2009) David Porter et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Hierarchical structures made of proteins. The complex architecture of spider webs and their constituent silk proteins

(2009) Markus Heim et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Silk Fibers Extruded Artificially from Aqueous Solutions of RegeneratedBombyx moriSilk Fibroin are Tougher than their Natural Counterparts

(2008) Guanqiang Zhou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A new route for silk

(2008) Fiorenzo G. Omenetto et al.   Nature Photonics