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SUBMITTER: Tokareva O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3926901 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Acta biomaterialia 20130817 4
Spider silks have been a focus of research for almost two decades due to their outstanding mechanical and biophysical properties. Recent advances in genetic engineering have led to the synthesis of recombinant spider silks, thus helping to unravel a fundamental understanding of structure-function-property relationships. The relationships between molecular composition, secondary structures and mechanical properties found in different types of spider silks are described, along with a discussion of ...[more]