| Title |
The Speed of Sound in Silk: Linking Material Performance to Biological Function
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Advanced Materials, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1002/adma.201401027 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Beth Mortimer, Shira D Gordon, Chris Holland, Clive R Siviour, Fritz Vollrath, James F C Windmill |
| Abstract |
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. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 19% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10% |
| Brazil | 1 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 13 | 62% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 67% |
| Scientists | 5 | 24% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 10% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 87 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 19% |
| Researcher | 16 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 9% |
| Professor | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 16 | 18% |
| Unknown | 18 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 19% |
| Engineering | 13 | 14% |
| Materials Science | 12 | 13% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 5 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 17 | 19% |
| Unknown | 23 | 25% |
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