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Researchers unravel the secrets of spider silk's strength

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Tags: spider silk geometric configuration structural proteins engineering
News // 25 March, 2008 12:10:00
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The strength of a biological material like spider silk lies in the specific geometric configuration of structural proteins, which have small clusters of weak hydrogen bonds that work cooperatively to resist force and dissipate energy, researchers in Civil and Environmental Engineering have revealed.
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