Morphology and Microstructure of Marine Silk Fibers

2002 ◽  
pp. 128-150
Author(s):  
Rekha Srinivasan ◽  
Kathryn A. Jakes
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fibers

High‐toughness Spider Silk Fibers Spun from Soluble Recombinant Silk Produced in Mammalian Cells

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Costas N. Karatzas ◽  
Nathalie Chretien ◽  
François Duguay ◽  
Annie Bellemare ◽  
Jiang Feng Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Spider Silk ◽  
Silk Fibers ◽  
High Toughness

Electrospun Mussel-derived Silk Fibers

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Tian ◽  
Dan-Ni Yu ◽  
Yi-Ming Xu ◽  
Xu-Yin Ding ◽  
Zhou-Yu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Strength ◽  
Alcohol Solution ◽  
Protein Solution ◽  
High Mechanical Strength ◽  
Silk Fibers ◽  
Spider Dragline Silk ◽  
Blue Mussels ◽  
Wetting Properties ◽  
The World ◽  
Silkworm Silk

Background: Though there are many patents on silk, patents on sea silk are rare. Sea silk is one of the most coveted materials in the world, and the technology to make sea silk is at an extremely high risk of extinction. Unlike spider dragline silk and silkworm silk, this natural silk has been forgotten in the academic commune for millennia, though it has many fascinating properties: high strength, remarkable adhesion, extreme lightweight, and others. Method: Here we report that mussel-derived silk fibers can be fabricated by electrospinning. Instead of extracting proteins from byssus, we directly use the protein solution from alive blue mussels, which are intensely commercially used. The protein solution and the polyvinyl alcohol solution are mixed together to produce mussel-based silk fibers. Results: The mussel-based silk fibers have many special properties like high mechanical strength, remarkable super-contraction and good wetting properties. Conclusion: The electrospinning mussel-based silk fibers have the potential for use as a replacement for the rarest sea silk and as a new bio-inspired material with multi-functions.

In vitro and in vivo degradation of silk fibers degummed with various sodium carbonate concentrations

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 102369
Author(s):  
Shijun Lu ◽  
Xiaochen Tang ◽  
Qingqing Lu ◽  
Jiwei Huang ◽  
Xinran You ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Carbonate ◽  
Silk Fibers ◽  
In Vivo Degradation

scholarly journals Doing What Spiders Cannot—A Road Map to Supreme Artificial Silk Fibers

ACS Nano ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1952-1959
Author(s):  
Jan Johansson ◽  
Anna Rising
Keyword(s):  
Silk Fibers ◽  
Road Map

scholarly journals Spidroin Silk Fibers with Bioactive Motifs of Extracellular Proteins for Neural Tissue Engineering

ACS Omega ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronica A. Revkova ◽  
Konstantin V. Sidoruk ◽  
Vladimir A. Kalsin ◽  
Pavel A. Melnikov ◽  
Mikhail A. Konoplyannikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Neural Tissue ◽  
Extracellular Proteins ◽  
Neural Tissue Engineering ◽  
Silk Fibers

scholarly journals Nephila clavipes Flagelliform Silk-Like GGX Motifs Contribute to Extensibility and Spacer Motifs Contribute to Strength in Synthetic Spider Silk Fibers

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1751-1760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherry L. Adrianos ◽  
Florence Teulé ◽  
Michael B. Hinman ◽  
Justin A. Jones ◽  
Warner S. Weber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spider Silk ◽  
Nephila Clavipes ◽  
Silk Fibers

Multifunctionalized Electrospun Silk Fibers Promote Axon Regeneration in the Central Nervous System

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (22) ◽  
pp. 4232-4242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinne R. Wittmer ◽  
Thomas Claudepierre ◽  
Michael Reber ◽  
Peter Wiedemann ◽  
Jonathan A. Garlick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Axon Regeneration ◽  
Silk Fibers ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Examination of Silk Fibers from a Deep Ocean Site: SEM, EDS, & DSC

1996 ◽  
Vol 462 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Srjnivasan ◽  
K. A. Jakes
Keyword(s):  
Glass Transition ◽  
Central America ◽  
Deep Ocean ◽  
Structural Data ◽  
Silk Fibers ◽  
Melting Endotherm ◽  
Historic Silk

ABSTRACTThe research reported herein is directed toward the determination of the microstructure of silk fibers recovered from the shipwreck site of the S.S. Central America. The structural data obtained from examination of these silk materials using SEM, EDS, and DSC was compared to data obtained from the examination of historic silk fibers (ca. 1860–1880) not exposed to the deep-ocean and of modern silk fibers. Marine silks appear more degraded than historic and modern silk when viewed under the SEM and the fiber surfaces are partially obscured by inorganic deposits. The melting endotherm of marine, historic, and modern silk fibers are comparable to each other, but the glass transition observed in the modern silk is not apparent in the DSC trace of any of the marine silks.

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