Cryogenic toughness of natural silk and a proposed structure–function relationship

Abstract

A highly aligned and relatively independent nanofibril structure contributes to the cryogenic toughness of natural silk.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Source ID
10.1039/c9qm00282k

Entities

People

  • Chengjie Fu
  • Fritz Vollrath
  • Juan Guan
  • Xin Chen
  • Yu Wang
  • Zhengzhong Shao

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Beihang University
  • European Research Council
  • Fudan University
  • Horizon 2020
  • Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • School of Materials, University of Manchester
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Oxford

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Fields of Study

  • Chemistry