Ubiquitous distribution of salts and proteins in spider glue enhances spider silk adhesion

Modern orb-weaving spiders use micron-sized glue droplets on their viscid silk to retain prey in webs. A combination of low molecular weight salts and proteins makes the glue viscoelastic and humidity responsive in a way not easily achieved by synthetic adhesives. Optically, the glue droplet shows a...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Amarpuri, Gaurav, Chaurasia, Vishal, Jain, Dharamdeep, Blackledge, Todd A., Dhinojwala, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Materias:
Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4357010/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25761668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep09030

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4357010/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25761668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep09030

Ejemplares similares