Structural Origin of the Strain-Hardening of Spider Silk

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A conserved spider silk domain acts as a molecular switch that controls fibre assembly

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Nanoconfinement controls stiffness, strength and mechanical toughness of β-sheet crystals in silk

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Unraveled mechanism in silk engineering: Fast reeling induced silk toughening

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The effect of proline on the network structure of major ampullate silks as inferred from their mechanical and optical properties

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Proline and Processing of Spider Silks

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Strain Dependent Structural Changes of Spider Dragline Silk

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