Koeppel, A. and Holland, C. (2017) Progress and Trends in Artificial Silk Spinning: A Systematic Review. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 3 (3). pp. 226-237. ISSN 2373-9878
Abstract
More than 400 million years of natural selection acting throughout the arthropoda has resulted in highly specialized and energetically efficient processes to produce protein-based fibers with properties that are a source of inspiration for all. As a result, for over 80 years researchers have been inspired by natural silk production in their attempts to spin artificial silks. While significant progress has been made, with fibers now regularly outperforming silkworm silks, surpassing the properties of superior silks, such as spider dragline, is still an area of considerable effort. This review provides an overview of the different approaches for artificial silk fiber spinning and compares all published fiber properties to date which has identified future trends and challenges on the road towards replicating high performance silks.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 American Chemical Society. ACS AuthorChoice - This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the author and source are cited. http://pubs.acs.org/page/policy/authorchoice_ccby_termsofuse.html |
Keywords: | bioinspired; fiber; fibroin; recombinant; regenerated; silk; silkworm; spider; spinning |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/K005693/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2017 14:21 |
Last Modified: | 03 Apr 2017 14:21 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00669 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00669 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:114469 |