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SUBMITTER: Boulet-Audet M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5059755 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biomacromolecules 20160908 10
Silk's outstanding mechanical properties and energy efficient solidification mechanisms provide inspiration for biomaterial self-assembly as well as offering a diverse platform of materials suitable for many biotechnology applications. Experiments now reveal that the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori secretes its silk in a practically "unspun" state that retains much of the solvent water and exhibits a surprisingly low degree of molecular order (β-sheet crystallinity) compared to the state found in ...[more]