Mechanical properties of silk:: Interplay of deformation on macroscopic and molecular length scales

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作者
Krasnov, Igor [1 ]
Diddens, Imke [1 ]
Hauptmann, Nadine [1 ]
Helms, Gesa [1 ]
Ogurreck, Malte [1 ]
Seydel, Tilo [2 ]
Funari, Sergio S. [3 ]
Mueller, Martin [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kiel, Inst Expt & Angew Phys, D-24098 Kiel, Germany
[2] Inst Max Von Laue Paul Langevin, F-38042 Grenoble 9, France
[3] DESY, HASYLAB, D-22603 Hamburg, Germany
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.048104
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Using an in situ combination of tensile tests and x-ray diffraction, we have determined the mechanical properties of both the crystalline and the disordered phase of the biological nanocomposite silk by adapting a model from linear viscoelastic theory to the semicrystalline morphology of silk. We observe a strong interplay between morphology and mechanical properties. Silk's high extensibility results principally from the disordered phase; however, the crystals are also elastically deformed.
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