Nonlinear material behaviour of spider silk yields robust webs

Steven W. Cranford, Anna Tarakanova, Nicola M. Pugno and Markus J. Buehler ()
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Steven W. Cranford: Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Anna Tarakanova: Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Nicola M. Pugno: Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Nanomechanics “Giuseppe Maria Pugno”, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
Markus J. Buehler: Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

Nature, 2012, vol. 482, issue 7383, 72-76

Abstract: Spider web deformation simulations, theory and experiments reveal how the nonlinear response of spider silk to strain and the discrete geometry of a web contribute to its robustness, integrity and performance.

Date: 2012
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