Extended Data Fig. 3: Fused silk fabricated by various silk species with excellent mechanical properties. | Nature Sustainability

Extended Data Fig. 3: Fused silk fabricated by various silk species with excellent mechanical properties.

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Extended Data Fig. 3: Fused silk fabricated by various silk species with excellent mechanical properties.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

a, Photographs of raw silk fibres: A. pernyi silk, S. ricini silk, B. mori silk fabric and T. inaurata spider dragline silk. b,c, DSC curves (b) and FTIR spectra (c) of various silk species. d, Photographs of fused silk fabricated by different silks. e, Three-point bending test curves for specimens from different silk species. f, Comparison of flexure modulus and strength of various species of fused silk. Data are presented as mean ± s.d. (n = 3 independent specimens for B. mori silk fabric and n = 4 independent specimens for all others).

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