Spinning artificial spider silk into next-generation medical materials (IMAGE)

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Spinning artificial spider silk into next-generation medical materials

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Scientists are creating artificial spider silk by drawing strands from an array of tiny hollow needles, as shown here, similar to how arachnids do it.

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Adapted from ACS Nano 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c08557

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