Darwin's bark spider silk has been documented by some studies as the toughest biological material ever measured, over 10 times tougher than para-aramid fibers, the material used in bulletproof vests ...
The degummed bombyx mori cocoons were then washed with deionized water 4-5 times to remove residual sericin on the surface and dried in a 60°C oven. The degummed silk fibers were then dissolved in a ...
A liquid stream of silk solution solidifies to a fiber, and adheres to and lifts a glass laboratory beaker. Credit: Marco Lo Presti, Tufts University We’re all familiar with Spider-Man—the red-suited ...