Fused silk under increasing levels of temperature and pressure (IMAGE)

Tufts University

Fused silk under increasing levels of temperature and pressure

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Fusing silk at increasing levels of temperature and pressure confers different properties of strength, biodegradation, and optical behavior. The leftmost bar here was created at 203 degrees Fahrenheit and the rightmost bar at 473 degrees Fahrenheit, both at 4,900 atmospheres. 

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Qichen Zhou

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