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Surprising strength of silkworm silk

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  • Zhengzhong Shao

    (Fudan University)

  • Fritz Vollrath

    (Oxford University)

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Silk fibres produced by artificial reeling are superior to those that are spun naturally.

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  • Zhengzhong Shao & Fritz Vollrath, 2002. "Surprising strength of silkworm silk," Nature, Nature, vol. 418(6899), pages 741-741, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:418:y:2002:i:6899:d:10.1038_418741a
    DOI: 10.1038/418741a
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