A study of the extraordinarily strong and tough silk produced by bagworms

oleh: Taiyo Yoshioka, Takuya Tsubota, Kohji Tashiro, Akiya Jouraku, Tsunenori Kameda

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-04-01

Deskripsi

Spider silk is widely studied for its structural properties; however, other creatures produce silk that could be of interest. Here, the authors study the properties and structure of Bagworm silk and report it as being extraordinarily strong and tough compared to other known silks.