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Consequences of Ultra-Violet Irradiation on the Mechanical Properties of Spider Silk

The outstanding combination of high tensile strength and extensibility of spider silk is believed to contribute to the material’s toughness. Thus, there is great interest in engineering silk for biomedical products such as suture or implants. Additionally, over the years, many studies have also soug...

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Autores principales: Lai, Wee Loong, Goh, Kheng Lim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4598684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26378587
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfb6030901