Simulations showed that stretching aligns protein chains and increases hydrogen bonds, which act like tiny bridges between ...

Computational analysis provides new insights into silk's mechanical properties that was unavailable experimentally ...

We could examine how drawing relates to the silk's mechanical properties." "Spiders perform the drawing process naturally," ...

From dope to fibre The researchers discovered that multiple components contribute to the mechanical properties of spider dragline silk 2. Previous studies had identified two proteins. One is major ...

We could examine how drawing relates to the silk’s mechanical properties.” “Spiders perform the drawing process naturally,” said Northwestern Jacob Graham, the study’s first author. “When they spin ...