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Surprising strength of silkworm silk

2002982 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Zhengzhong Shao · Fudan University

Fritz Vollrath · University of Oxford

Topics & Keywords

Silk-based biomaterials and applications Silkworms and Sericulture Research Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 418, Issue 6899, pp. 741-741

DOI: 10.1038/418741a

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 9.71

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