Spider Silk: Rapid, Bottom‐Up Self‐Assembly of MaSp1 into Hierarchically Structured Fibers Through Biomimetic Processing (Adv. Funct. Mater. 15/2025)
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Abstract
Biomolecular Condensates Spider dragline silk's exceptional mechanics and eco-friendly production inspire smart materials. In article number 2408175, Ali D. Malay, Keiji Numata, and co-workers show that major ampullate spidroin 1 (MaSp1) undergoes liquid–liquid phase separation with kosmotropic ions. This biomimetic system enables the artificial formation of insoluble MaSp1 fibers, where mechanical deformation induces β-sheet structures.
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OpenAlex topics: Silk-based biomaterials and applications · Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity · Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
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Affiliations
Center for Sustainable Resource Science RIKEN 2‐1 Hirosawa Wako Saitama 351‐0198 Japan
Department of Material Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University Katsura Nishikyo‐ku Kyoto 615–8510 Japan
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