Spider silk

Biofabrication of Cell‐Loaded 3D Spider Silk Constructs

Kristin Schacht, Tomasz Jüngst, Matthias Schweinlin, Andrea Ewald, Jürgen Gröll, Thomas Scheibel

Citations: 233 • 2015

Spider silk as a novel high performance biomimetic muscle driven by humidity

Ingi Agnarsson, Ali Dhinojwala, Vasav Sahni, Todd A. Blackledge

Citations: 157 • 2009

A supertough electro-tendon based on spider silk composites

Liang Pan, Fan Wang, Yuan Cheng, Wan Ru Leow, Yong‐Wei Zhang, Ming Wang, Pingqiang Cai, Baohua Ji, Dechang Li, Xiaodong Chen

Citations: 100 • 2020

Supercontraction forces in spider dragline silk depend on hydration rate

Ingi Agnarsson, Cecilia Boutry, Shing‐Chung Wong, Avinash Baji, Ali Dhinojwala, Andrew T. Sensenig, Todd A. Blackledge

Citations: 71 • 2009

Spider‐Silk‐Inspired Tough, Self‐Healing, and Melt‐Spinnable Ionogels

Lijie Sun, Hongfei Huang, Luzhi Zhang, Rasoul Esmaeely Neisiany, Xiaopeng Ma, Hui Tan, Zhengwei You

Citations: 70 • 2023

3D electron-beam writing at sub-15 nm resolution using spider silk as a resist

Nan Qin, Zhi‐Gang Qian, Chengzhe Zhou, Xiao‐Xia Xia, Tiger H. Tao

Citations: 60 • 2021

Neuron‐Inspired Sticky Artificial Spider Silk for Signal Transmission

Weiqiang Zhao, Fei Shao, Fuqin Sun, Zihao Su, Shiyong Liu, Ting Zhang, Meifang Zhu, Zunfeng Liu, Xiang Zhou

Citations: 53 • 2023

Spider-inspired regenerated silk fibroin fiber actuator via microfluidic spinning

Ronghui Wu, Juyeol Bae, Hwisu Jeon, Taesung Kim

Citations: 48 • 2022

New Materials through Bioinspiration and Nanoscience

Joanna Aizenberg, Peter Fratzl

Citations: 40 • 2013

Bio-Inspired Stretchable and Contractible Tough Fiber by the Hybridization of GO/MWNT/Polyurethane

Hyun‐Soo Kim, Yongwoo Jang, Dong Yeop Lee, Ji Hwan Moon, Jung Gi Choi, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Sanjeev Gambhir, David L. Officer, Gordon G. Wallace, Seon Jeong Kim

Citations: 37 • 2019

Spider‐Silk‐Inspired Heterogeneous Supramolecular Network with Strain‐Stiffening, High Damping Capacity, and Supercontraction

Boyan Du, Yongbin Wu, Shifu Lu, Siya Huang

Citations: 34 • 2023

Spiders’ webs

Fritz Vollrath

Citations: 34 • 2005

Spider silk inspired strong yet tough composite hydrogels

Zhanqi Liu, Yichen Chu, Yongchuan Wu, Haidi Wu, Yahui Wang, Xiaohao Li, Ling Wang, Huaigui Xue, Yongqian Shi, Long‐Cheng Tang, Pingan Song, Jiefeng Gao

Citations: 30 • 2024

More than a safety line: jump-stabilizing silk of salticids

Yung-Kang Chen, Chen‐Pan Liao, Feng-Yueh Tsai, Kai-Jung Chi

Citations: 26 • 2013

Spider Silk‐Inspired Conductive Hydrogels for Enhanced Toughness and Environmental Resilience via Dense Hierarchical Structuring

Seokkyoon Hong, Jiwon Lee, Taewoong Park, Jinheon Jeong, Junsang Lee, Hyeonseo Joo, Juan C. Mesa, Claudia Benito Alston, Yuhyun Ji, Cristian Barinaga, Jonghun Yi, Young‐Jun Lee, Kate J. Won, Luis Solorio, Young L. Kim, Hyowon Lee, Dong Rip Kim, Chi Hwan Lee

Citations: 23 • 2025

<scp>3D</scp>‐printed spider web‐inspired sensor with integrated energy‐absorption and force perception capabilities

Yuhan Zhang, Jianyang Li, Gexin Wang, Yuzhe Zhang, Yao Zhao, Yongqi Gong, Bingqian Li, Kunyang Wang

Citations: 14 • 2024

High-performance magnetic artificial silk fibers produced by a scalable and eco-friendly production method

Gabriele Greco, Benjamin Schmuck, L. Del Bianco, Federico Spizzo, Luca Fambri, Nicola M. Pugno, S. Veintemillas‐Verdaguer, M. P. Morales, Anna Rising

Citations: 9 • 2024

Spider silk-inspired tough and recyclable polyurethane with supercold tolerance

Bowen Tan, Liming Tao, Shoubing Chen, Zenghui Yang, Qihua Wang, Lihe Guo, Zhangzhang Tang, Qian Dou, Xinrui Zhang, Y. Li, Tingmei Wang

Citations: 8 • 2025

Pulling and analyzing silk fibers from aqueous solution using a robotic device

Teemu Välisalmi, Houari Bettahar, Quan Zhou, Markus B. Linder

Citations: 8 • 2023

Spider silk erectile nerve reconstruction in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a first-in-men feasibility analysis

Nina N. Harke, Sarah Strauß, Inga Peters, Olga Katzendorn, Hossein Tezval, Markus A. Kuczyk, Peter M. Vogt

Citations: 7 • 2023