Spider silk: from super strong webs to customisable synthetic protein

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Spider silk: from super strong webs to customisable synthetic protein

Spider silks display a remarkable array of properties, making them an area of great interest in biotechnological research. Silk has many of the desired properties needed for a biomaterial; it is flexible, biocompatible and can have remarkable tensile strength, which makes it as strong and tough as s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, Charlotte Rose
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2022
Subjects:	Spider silk Webs Silk genes
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/68379/

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