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Tensile properties of synthetic pyriform spider silk fibers depend on the number of repetitive units as well as the presence of N- and C-terminal domains

Hongnian Zhu, Anna Rising, Jan Johansson, Xiaohua Zhang, Ying Lin, Lei Zhang, Tuo Yi, Junpeng Mi, Qing Meng

2020International Journal of Biological Macromolecules39 citationsDOI

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SILKSpider silkMaterials scienceUltimate tensile strengthComposite materialModulusSpinningSpiderToughnessSynthetic fiberFiberPolymer scienceBiologyZoologySilk-based biomaterials and applicationsSilkworms and Sericulture ResearchPhytochemical compounds biological activities