Silk—the stuff of lustrous, glamorous clothing—is very strong. Researchers now report a clever way to make the gossamer threads even stronger and tougher: by feeding silkworms graphene or single-walled carbon nanotubes. The reinforced silk produced by the silkworms could be used in applications such as durable protective fabrics, biodegradable medical implants, and ecofriendly wearable electronics, they say.
Silkworms Spin Super-Silk after Eating Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene
Published October 20, 2016 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Beijing, carbon nanotubes, China, graphene, high-strength silk, material engineering, nanomaterials, reinforced silk, research, silkworm, Super-Silk, Tsinghua University, Yingying Zhang
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