SPIDER SILK
WHY STUDY ABOUT SPIDER
SILK?
Spider silk is a proteinaceous biomaterial.
Spiders produce spider silk, primarily
composed of spidroins.
Silk is synthesized in specialized silk
WHAT IS glands.
SPIDER It is extruded through spinnerets.
Spider silk yields diverse types for different
SILK? functions.
Notable for exceptional strength, lightness,
and flexibility.
Mechanical properties vary based on silk
type and environmental conditions.
COMPOSOTION OF SPIDER SILK
PROTEINS WATER
90% 10%
STRUCTURE
OF SPIDER
SILK
01 FIBER HIERARCHICAL 02 PROTEIN MOLECULAR
ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
Spider silk composition: primarily
Hierarchical structure of
unique proteins called spidroins.
spider silk
Spidroins contain a specific
Balances strength, stiffness,
amino acid pattern.
and flexibility.
Notably high in glycine and
alanine.
The unique amino acid pattern
contributes to the remarkable
properties of spider silk.
03 SEMI-CRYSTALLINE 04 FUNCTIONAL
REGIONS DIFFERENTIATION
Spider silk proteins have Crystalline part of spidroins
disorderly (elastic) elements. Contains aligned beta-sheet
They also contain ordered structures
(strong) components. Alignment is parallel to the
This mixture provides silk's direction
strength and lightweight Contributes to silk's strength
properties. and stiffness
Spider silk can handle forces
effectively without adding
significant weight.
FACTORS OF INFLUENCE FOR
ARCHITECTURE OF SPIDER WEBS
PREY AVAILABILITY
FEEDING STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
SPIDER SPECIES
AREAS OF INTEREST
ARCHITECTURE
TEXTILE INDUSTRIES
MEDICAL DEVICES
TENSEGRITY STRUCTURES
ARCHITECTURE
Bio-mimetic Façade
Structural integrity and
Efficiency
Aesthetic designs
TENSEGRITY STRUCTURES
Tension + Integrity = Tensegrity
DEFINITION:
“Tension induced in the structure
maintains the integrity of the
structure.”
Building towers, large dome
structures, stadium roofs,
temporarily structures and tents.
The shape of your body is
maintained by balance of tension
across your entire structure
TENSEGRITY STRUCTURES
ADVANTAGES
Vibrations induced by the loads, delocalises the tension.
Easy to tune, multi-functional, and deployable.
Resource-efficient and have a very high precision control.
TEXTILE
INDUSTRY
DYE ABSORPTION
HYPOALLERGENIC PROPERTIES
COMFORT AND BREATHABILITY
THERMOREGULATION
BIOCOMPATIBILITY
STRENGTH AND DURABILITY
Greeks and Romans stopped the
bleeding of battle wounds by
MEDICAL covering them with spider silk
poultices
DEVICES
BIOCOMPATIBLE poultices were also used as an
astringent, a styptic and a
febrifuge
01 FLEXIBLE AND
02 PREVENTS THE
ANTIMICROBIAL ADSORPTION OF
PROTEINS
03 REDUCES ABRASION, 04 REDUCES RELEASE OF TOXIC COMPOUNDS OF
DEGRADATION THE UNDERLYING MATERIAL
05 BLOOD COAGULATION
INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT
SPIDER SILK
01 THE GOLDEN ORB- 02 THE CRIBELLATE
WEAVING SPIDER CAN SPIDER CAN PRODUCE
PRODUCE SILK THAT IS SILK THAT IS SO
STRONGER THAN STICKY THAT IT CAN
KEVLAR. TRAP EVEN THE
SMALLEST INSECTS.
03 THE NEPHILA CLAVATA
SPIDER CAN PRODUCE
SILK THAT IS SO
ELASTIC THAT IT CAN
STRETCH UP TO SIX
TIMES WITHOUT
BREAKING
FUTURE APPLICATIONS
01 BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS 02 TEXTILES AND APPAREL
03 BULLETPROOF CLOTHING 04 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
05 MEDICAL IMPLANTS 06 BIODEGRADABLE FISHING LINES AND
NETS
07 BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING 08 SPACE EXPLORATION
LAWS OF NATURE ABIDED
Nature uses only the energy it requires
Nature fits form to function
Nature banks on diversity
Nature recycles everything
REFERENCES
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sciences/the-chemistry-biology-and-engineering-that-make-spider-webs-awesome
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the-golden-orb-spider
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Made By- Sree Vallabha &
Hemanth Chilakala
