Biotechnology of Silk

Biotechnology of Silk - Biologically-Inspired Systems

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book is a snapshot of the current state of the art of research and development on the properties and characteristics of silk and their use in medicine and industry. The field encompasses backyard silk production from ancient time to industrial methods in the modern era and includes an example of efforts to maintain silk production on Madagascar. Once revered as worth its weight in gold, silk has captured the imagination from its mythical origins onwards. The latest methods in molecular biology have opened new descriptions of the underlying properties of silk. Advances in technological innovation have created silk production by microbes as the latest breakthrough in the saga of silk research and development. The application of silk to biomaterials is now very active on the basis of excellent properties of silks including recombinant silks for biomaterials and the accumulated structural information.

Book information

ISBN: 9789402402292
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Imprint: Springer
Pub date:
DEWEY: 677.39
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Weight: 4336g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 15mm