Researchers have developed a novel, significantly more efficient fabrication method for silk that allows them to heat and mold the material into solid forms for a wide range of applications, including ...

The silk fibroin protein that silkworms spin into cocoons is prized for its mechanical properties. But the complex network of hydrogen-bonded β-sheets that give silk its strength and flexibility also ...

Using methods common to plastics manufacturing, properties of silk-based devices can be tuned for strength, flexibility, molecular function and biodegradability MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (December 16, ...

Scientists at Tufts University created an effective fabrication method for molding silk into medical devices. Silk is a biopolymer long known for its superior mechanical strength. Silk is commonly ...

Researchers led by engineers at Tufts University have developed a novel, significantly more efficient fabrication method for silk that allows them to heat and mold the material into solid forms for a ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Protein fibers such as collagen fibers, hairs, and silks, are fundamental building blocks of life. They play an essential role in motility, elasticity, scaffolding, stabilization ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — After working with Dow Chemical's low-k dielectric film for nearly a year, United Microelectronics Corp. is preparing to drop Dow's SiLK from its high-performance 130-nanometer ...