Biotechnology of Silk
This book is a snapshot of the current state of the art of research and development on the properties and characteristics of silk and their use in medicine and industry. The field encompasses backyard silk production from ancient time to industrial method
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Tetsuo Asakura Thomas Miller Editors
Biotechnology of Silk
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Biologically-Inspired Systems
Volume 5
Series Editors Prof. Dr. Stanislav N. Gorb, Christian Albrecht University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany Dr. Adam P. Summers, Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, WA, USA
For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/8430
Tetsuo Asakura • Thomas Miller Editors
Biotechnology of Silk
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Editors Tetsuo Asakura Department of Biotechnology Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Koganei, Tokyo Japan
Thomas Miller Department of Entomology University of California – Riverside Riverside, CA USA
ISSN 2211-0593 ISSN 2211-0607 (electronic) ISBN 978-94-007-7118-5 ISBN 978-94-007-7119-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-7119-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013951649 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Silks continue to attract attention of researchers in biology, biochemistry, biophysics, analytical chemistry, polymer technology, textile technology and tissue engineering. Increase in the number of papers in spider silk research is remarkable today. Advances in silk research provide many new insights into silk
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