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Predicting the mechanical properties of spider silk as a model nanostructured polymer

David Porter, Fritz Vollrath, Zhengzhong Shao

The European Physical Journal E · 2005 · 156 citations · 17 references

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Surprising strength of silkworm silk

Zhengzhong Shao, Fritz Vollrath · Nature · 2002 · 990 citations

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Spider Silk Fibers Spun from Soluble Recombinant Silk Produced in Mammalian Cells

Anthoula Lazaris, Steven Arcidiacono, Yue Huang et al. · Science · 2002 · 748 citations

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Prediction of polymer properties

Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 687 citations

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Structure of a protein superfiber: spider dragline silk.

Ming Xu, Randolph V. Lewis · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1990 · 674 citations

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Strength and toughness of crystalline polymer systems

Andrzej Gałęski · Progress in Polymer Science · 2003 · 602 citations

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