A study of the extraordinarily strong and tough silk produced by bagworms

Spider silk is widely studied for its structural properties; however, other creatures produce silk that could be of interest. Here, the authors study the properties and structure of Bagworm silk and report it as being extraordinarily strong and tough compared to other known silks.

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Autores principales: Taiyo Yoshioka, Takuya Tsubota, Kohji Tashiro, Akiya Jouraku, Tsunenori Kameda
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/84dd0f390eb04e0dbcfacb978a657ddc
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Sumario:Spider silk is widely studied for its structural properties; however, other creatures produce silk that could be of interest. Here, the authors study the properties and structure of Bagworm silk and report it as being extraordinarily strong and tough compared to other known silks.