David P. Knight

Publication List Details

Period

1993 - 2008

Number

4

Co-Authors

Biological liquid crystal elastomers.

Knight, David P, Vollrath, Fritz

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) have recently been described as a new class of matter. Here we review the evidence for the novel conclusion that the fibrillar collagens and the dragline silks of orb...

Spinning an elastic ribbon of spider silk.

Knight, David P, Vollrath, Fritz

The Sicarid spider Loxosceles laeta spins broad but very thin ribbons of elastic silk that it uses to form a retreat and to capture prey. A structural investigation into this spider's silk and...