A study in Science Bulletin explores the recent advancements in the development of processable natural biopolymers and their ...

In a recent Science Advances article, researchers explored two-dimensional silk fibroin films derived from Bombyx mori silk, ...

SILK, as it occurs in the silk-glands of the ... while the protein material (fibroin) forming the core of the filament is insoluble in water and is resistant to relatively strong chemical reagents ...

into the water-based fibroin solution. The solution was then cast on a holographic diffraction-grating master mould to obtain free-standing silk gratings with a grating pitch of 600 grooves per ...

Memristors, used in neural networks, allow computers to mimic how the human brain functions. Atomic force microscope image of ...

Researchers have developed a method to create a two-dimensional silk protein layer on graphene, enhancing its potential in ...

After thousands of years as a highly valuable commodity, silk continues to surprise. Now it may help usher in a whole new ...

SYLKE® was developed by Dr. M. Mark Mofid, a faculty member of The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a practicing plastic surgeon for more than 20 years. Dissatisfied with outcomes, he conducted ...

A study published in the Science Bulletin examines recent advancements in processable natural biopolymers and their various ...

Spiders can produce up to six different kinds of silk with very different mechanical properties. These can range from strengths greater than Kevlar to elasticity greater than nylon. We have cloned and ...

While several proteases are capable of degrading soluble silk fibroin proteins, certain spiders produce a digestive protease that can degrade solid major ampullate silk fibers in vitro. Because this ...

Through a collaboration with Germany-based startup Senorics, near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy will be employed to verify the ...