Mortimer, B., Gordon, S.D., Holland, C. et al. (3 more authors) (2014) The Speed of Sound in Silk: Linking Material Performance to Biological Function. Advanced Materials. ISSN 0935-9648
Abstract
Sonic properties of spider silks are measured independent of the web using laser vibrometry and ballistic impact providing insights into Nature's design of functionalized high-performance materials. Through comparison to cocoon silk and other industrial fibers, we find that major ampullate silk has the largest wavespeed range of any known material.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Authors/Creators: |
|
| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | resonance; signalling; silk; vibration; web |
| Dates: |
|
| 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 EPSRC EP/K005693/1 |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2014 13:20 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2014 13:20 |
| Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201401027 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Identification Number: | 10.1002/adma.201401027 |
| Related URLs: | |
| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:79554 |
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)