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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Sheffield : B - Materials Science and Engineering
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Article title
Silk and Synthetic Polymers: Reconciling 100 Degrees of Separation
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Advanced Materials
Article number
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Volume number
24
Issue number
1
First page of article
105
ISSN of journal
09359648
Year of publication
2011
URL
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Number of additional authors
3
Additional information
This collaborative work demonstrates that silks are at least 1000 times more energy efficient at fibre formation when compared to synthetic polymers. Using this cross disciplinary research our fundamental insights into silk proteins and their interactions with water will help us to design sustainable polymers via the “Aquamelt” concept and lead to novel polymer spinning technologies. The work was promoted by Advanced Materials as a frontispiece, and covered by several media outlets including New Scientist, served as the basis for a £1.3M EPSRC Early Career Fellowship held by Holland (EP/K005693/1) and in collaborative grant proposals between Oxford and Sheffield.
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
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Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
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English abstract
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