Sep 24, 2024: Spinning artificial spider silk into next-generation medical materials (Nanowerk News) It’s almost time to dust off the Halloween decorations and adorn the house with all manner of ...

It’s almost time to dust off the Halloween decorations and adorn the house with all manner of spooky things, including the classic polyester spider webs. Scientists reporting in ACS Nano have made ...

Silk Fibers Improve Bioink for 3D-Printed Artificial Tissues and Organs Oct. 8, 2020 — Researchers processed silk fibers into a versatile component of bioink for 3D cell printing technology.

Despite developing this “recipe” for spider silk, researchers still don’t fully understand how the spinning process changes fiber structure and strength. To tackle this open-ended question, Keten and ...

The artificial silk is strong enough to be woven into bandages that helped treat joint injuries and skin lesions in mice. Spider silk is one of the strongest materials on Earth, ...

Artificial silk is made mainly of either cotton linters or wood pulp, treated with picric acid; various secret processes give theresulting cellulose the required viscosity and sheen, ...