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Journal of Industrial Textiles, Vol. 35, No. 2, 91-113 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1528083705057573

Spider Silk – Providing New Insights in the Field of High Performance Materials

S. Mukhopadhyay

Department of Textile Technology, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore – 641006, India sm_kctech{at}yahoo.com

J. C. Sakthivel

Department of Textile Technology, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore – 641 006, India

Despite being spun at ambient temperatures and pressures the excellent tensile and elongational properties of spider silk makes it very useful. A recent insight into the wonderful spinning process of the spider throws new light on the research on fibers. This article tries to overview the research in the last decade stressing on the interesting spinning and drawing techniques of the spider and some of its tensile and thermal properties, which makes the fiber unique. The recent characterizing techniques used to investigate spider silk have been discussed in depth and the future areas of research outlined.

Key Words: fiber • liquid crystalline spinning • biotechnology


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