Translating thought to print: Exploring mechanics of silk to design materials with high strength and low density.

Friday, May 15, 2015 - 11:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers explore the mechanics of silk to design materials. Coupling multiscale modeling with emerging microscale 3D-printing techniques, the team enabled a pathway to directly fabricate and test synthetic web structures by design. The lessons learned through this approach may help harness spider silk's strength for other uses, and ultimately inspire engineers to digitally design new structures and composites that are reliable and damage-resistant.

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