The Speed of Sound in Silk: Linking Material Performance to Biological Function

被引:40
作者
Mortimer, Beth [1 ]
Gordon, Shira D. [2 ]
Holland, Chris [3 ]
Siviour, Clive R. [4 ]
Vollrath, Fritz [1 ]
Windmill, James F. C. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Oxford OX1 3PS, England
[2] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Glasgow G1 1XW, Lanark, Scotland
[3] Univ Sheffield, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Sheffield S1 3JD, S Yorkshire, England
[4] Univ Oxford, Dept Engn Sci, Oxford OX1 3PJ, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会; 英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会; 欧洲研究理事会;
关键词
NUCTENEA-SCLOPETARIA ARANEIDAE; ZYGIELLA-X-NOTATA; SPIDER SILK; ORB WEB; NEPHILA-CLAVIPES; DRAGLINE SILK; SUPERCONTRACTION; TRANSMISSION; VIBRATIONS; BEHAVIOR;
D O I
10.1002/adma.201401027
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Sonic properties of spider silks are measured independent of the web using laser vibrometry and ballistic impact providing insights into Nature's design of functionalized high-performance materials. Through comparison to cocoon silk and other industrial fibers, we find that major ampullate silk has the largest wavespeed range of any known material. © 2014 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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页码:5179 / 5183
页数:5
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