2 papers
cond-mat.soft2023
"Water to the ropes": a predictive model for the supercontraction stress of spider silks
Vincenzo Fazio, Nicola Maria Pugno, Giuseppe Puglisi
When humidified at different moisture conditions, restrained spider silk fibers can exhibit a very high supercontraction phenomenon. The hydration water molecules induce a Hydrogen…
cond-mat.soft2021
Spider silks mechanics: predicting humidity and temperature effects
Giuseppe Puglisi, Domenico De Tommasi, Vincenzo Fazio +1
We deduce a microstructure inspired model for humidity and temperature effects on the mechanical response of spider silks, modelled as a composite material with a hard crystalline…