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2. BioSteel (fiber) - Wikipedia

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   BioSteel was a trademark name for a high-strength fiber-based material made of the recombinant spider silk-like protein extracted from the milk of transgenic goats, made by defunct Montreal-based company Nexia Biotechnologies, and later by the Randy Lewis lab of the University of Wyoming and Utah State University. [1]

3. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories - Wikipedia

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   Kim Kraig Thompson, a retired lawyer, invented the protein expression platform in 2002, which would become the basis for Kraig Lab's work with spider silk. [3] He founded Kraig Biocraft Laboratories in April 2006 to develop and commercialize spider silks and other high-performance polymers gene and sequences using platform technology in combination with genetic engineering concepts.

4. AMSilk - Wikipedia

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   In 2017, AMSilk was named one of the 50 most innovative companies in the world by the German edition of MIT Technology Review. [22] In 2018, AMSilk signed a deal with Airbus to develop a spider silk-based material for lightweight, high-performance planes. [23] The collaboration aimed to launch the first prototype composite material in 2019. [24]

5. Is spider silk the next bulletproof material? - AOL

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   The silk is a complex form of protein fiber that starts off as a protein-rich liquid and then dries into solid filaments, thanks to spinnerets, an external portion of spider glands.

6. Spider silk - Wikipedia

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   Spider silk is a protein fibre or silk spun by spiders. Spiders use silk to make webs or other structures that function as adhesive traps to catch prey, to entangle and restrain prey before biting, to transmit tactile information, or as nests or cocoons to protect their offspring.

7. Arachnids in medicine - Wikipedia

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   Spider silk is ideal for synthesizing medical skin grafts or ligament implants because it is one of the strongest known natural fibers and triggers little immune response in animals. Spider silk may also make fine sutures for stitching nerves or eyes to heal with little scarring. Medical uses of spider silk have been introduced previously.

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   We've tracked down the best Black Friday sneaker sales we can't stop shopping on Hoka, Allbirds, Veja, New Balance, and more.

9. Spidroin - Wikipedia

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   Silk proteins present in other spider silk types are also occasionally referred to as spidroin. These include tubuliform silk protein (TuSP), flagelliform silk protein (Flag; O44358 - Q9NHW4 - O44359 ), minor ampullate silk proteins (MiSp; K4MTL7 ), aciniform silk protein (AcSP), pyriform silk protein (PySp) and aggregate silk glue (ASG2/AgSp).