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Cheap biodegradable biocompatible Shrilk is a potential plastic replacement |
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Wednesday, 14 December 2011 20:17 |
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Web-slinging arachnids already have researchers toiling away looking to replicate the remarkable properties of spider silk. Now spiders, along with their insect and crustacean arthropod cousins, have
provided inspiration for a new material that is cheap to produce, biodegradable, and biocompatible. Its creators say the material, dubbed "Shrilk," has the potential to replace plastics in consumer products and could also be used safely in a variety of medical applications, such as suturing wounds or serving as scaffolding for tissue regeneration...
Continue Reading Cheap, biodegradable, biocompatible "Shrilk" is a potential plastic replacementSection: Research WatchTags: Biodegradable,
Biomimicry,
Harvard,
Insect
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