Issue 5, 2014

Excellent bead-on-string silkworm silk with drop capturing abilities

Abstract

A bioinspired bead-on-string silkworm silk (BBS) is fabricated using a polymer combined with silkworm silk. Thus, BBS effectively modulates capillary adhesion for better water-capturing abilities, in addition to mechanical properties, compared to the initial silkworm silk. This study is significant to the design of functional materials for alternative applications.

Graphical abstract: Excellent bead-on-string silkworm silk with drop capturing abilities

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 Sep 2013
Accepted
07 Nov 2013
First published
07 Nov 2013

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 1230-1234

Excellent bead-on-string silkworm silk with drop capturing abilities

Y. Chen, J. He, L. Wang, Y. Xue, Y. Zheng and L. Jiang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 1230 DOI: 10.1039/C3TA13862C

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