Man-made spider silk fiber

摘要

The producer of spider silk AMSilk GmbH, Planegg/Germany, has produced the world's first competitive man-made spider silk fiber, called Biosteel, which is made entirely from recombinant silk proteins. Biosteel has mechanical properties similar to that of natural spider silk when comparing toughness, a measure indicating the kinetic energy absorbed before the fiber breaks. Applications for Biosteel may include high performance technical textiles, medical textiles and surgical products.