Tarantula venoms provide a model system for studying toxin selectivity, structure-activity relationships and molecular evolution ofpeptide toxins. Previous studies have identified a large number of peptide toxins in t...
supported by the National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China (51003003);the National Basic Research Program of China (2010CB934700,2009CB930404,and 2007CB936403)
Bioinspired by the spinning of spider silks,the biomimetic preparation of elastomeric fibers with micro/nano structures on the surfaces was attempted,and as a result,three types of ultrafine fullvulcanized powdered ni...
Spider dragline silk, which is produced in spider major ampullate gland, is a composite proteinacious fiber with highly repetitive Ala-Gly-rich domain. The unique combination of both high tensile strength and high ela...