Strong & Tough (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Strong & Tough

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This chart compares the toughness and strength of different natural and recombinant silk fibers. In red is the polymeric amyloid fiber developed in Fuzhong Zhang's lab.

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Washington University in St. Louis/Jingyao Li

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