Spider silks are attractive candidates as biomaterials due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability and mechanical properties, but synthesizing their protein constituents remains challenging. Here, the authors develop a minimal synthetic mimic that undergoes complex coacervation and supramolecular crosslinking, revealing spider silk-like behaviors such as liquid–liquid phase separation, secondary structure formation, and aging.
- Armin Amirsadeghi
- Raffaella Parlato
- Guillermo Monreal Santiago
