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The elasticity of spiders' webs is due to water-induced mobility at a molecular level

1992; Royal Society; Volume: 248; Issue: 1322 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1098/rspb.1992.0054

1471-2954

Karen M. Bonthrone, Fritz Vollrath, Brian K. Hunter, Jeremy K. M. Sanders,

biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Restricted accessMoreSectionsView PDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Cite this article Bonthrone Karen M. , Vollrath Fritz , Hunter Brian K. and Sanders Jeremy K. M. 1992The elasticity of spiders' webs is due to water-induced mobility at a molecular levelProc. R. Soc. Lond. B.248141–144http://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1992.0054SectionRestricted accessArticleThe elasticity of spiders' webs is due to water-induced mobility at a molecular level Karen M. Bonthrone Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author , Fritz Vollrath Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author , Brian K. Hunter Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author and Jeremy K. M. Sanders Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author Karen M. Bonthrone Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed , Fritz Vollrath Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed , Brian K. Hunter Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed and Jeremy K. M. Sanders Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Published:22 May 1992https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1992.0054Abstract13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of intact webs from the common garden spider Araneus diadematus has been used to demonstrate that: (i) water retention is an important role for the viscid coating of capture thread; (ii) the elasticity of capture thread results from water-induced mobility at a molecular level, (iii) the organization and composition of structural and capture thread are different, even in the absence of coating; and (iv) glycoproteins may have a more important presence and structural role than previously realized. 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