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2007 Porter, D. & Vollrath, F. Nanoscale toughness of spider silk. Nanotoday 2, 6 access

2006 Vollrath F, Porter Spider silk as archetypal protein elastomer. Softmatter 2;377-385 access

2006 Dicko C, Kenney J, Vollrath F Beta-Silks: Enhancing and controlling aggregation. pp 17-53 in eds A Kajava, J Squire, D Parry: Fibrous Proteins: Amyloids, Prions and Beta- proteins. Advances in Protein Chemistry (vol. 72), Elsevier Press buy

2006 Vollrath F, Porter, D. Spider silk as a model biomaterial. Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing 82, 205-212.access

2005 Porter D, Vollrath F, Shao Z, Predicting the mechanical properties of spider silk as a model nanostructured polymer, Europ. Physical J. E 16: 199-206 access

2001 Vollrath F, Knight DP Liquid crystalline spinning of spider silk. Nature 410: 541-548 access