Stability of Silk and Collagen Protein Materials in Space

Collagen and silk materials, in neat forms and as silica composites, were flown for 18 months on the International Space Station [Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE)-6] to assess the impact of space radiation on structure and function. As natural biomaterials, the impact of the...

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Main Authors: Hu, Xiao, Raja, Waseem K., An, Bo, Tokareva, Olena, Cebe, Peggy, Kaplan, David L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3851920/