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Re-spun silkworm silk 70% stronger than spider silks, research finds

10/11/2022
Re-spun silkworm silk 70% stronger than spider silks, research finds

Materials science journal Matter has published findings from a team of Tianjin University scientists that show how natural silk from the common silkworm Bombyx mori can be re-spun to exhibit 70% higher tensile strength than the average tenacity of spider dragline silk, the strongest natural silk.

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