Potential applications include cables and bulletproof vests. - TopicsExpress



          

Potential applications include cables and bulletproof vests. Spider silk’s antimicrobial properties make it suitable for wound patches. Because the silk is not rejected by the human body, it can be used to manufacture artificial tendons or to coat implants. And its thermal conductivity is similar to that of copper but its mass density is one-seventh of copper’s, making it a potential heat management material.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 08:33:05 +0000

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