Nanoscale investigations of synthetic spider silk fibers modified by physical and chemical processes

Spider silk as a load bearing biomaterial: tailoring mechanical properties via structural modifications

(2011) Cameron P. Brown et al.   Nanoscale

Recombinant Spider Silks—Biopolymers with Potential for Future Applications

(2011) Martin Humenik et al.   Polymers

Untangling spider silk evolution with spidroin terminal domains

(2010) Jessica E Garb et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Supercontraction of dragline silk spun by lynx spiders (Oxyopidae)

(2010) J. Pérez-Rigueiro et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Nanostructure and molecular mechanics of spider dragline silk protein assemblies

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

Effect of Hydration on Silk Film Material Properties

(2010) Brian D. Lawrence et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

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

(2010) Franz Hagn et al.   NATURE

Mechanical energy transfer and dissipation in fibrous beta-sheet-rich proteins

(2010) Zhiping Xu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Quantitative Correlation between the Protein Primary Sequences and Secondary Structures in Spider Dragline Silks

(2009) Janelle E. Jenkins et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

The evolution of complex biomaterial performance: The case of spider silk

(2009) B. O. Swanson et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

A protocol for the production of recombinant spider silk-like proteins for artificial fiber spinning

(2009) Florence Teulé et al.   Nature Protocols

Biocompatibility and biodegradability of spider egg sac silk

(2008) Kris Gellynck et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE