Helga C. Lichtenegger

Local changes in individual spider silk fibers from tubuliform and major ampullate glands of Trichonephila inaurata under varying humidity and tensile strain

Abstract Spider silk’s mechanics and environmental adaptability stem from a hierarchical architecture: crystalline β‑sheet nanodomains embedded in an amorphous protein matrix. While major ampullate (MA) silk’s structural responses to strain and environment have been studied, tubu...