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2024

Carbon Nanotubes Facilitate Silk Hierarchical Assembly by Dry Drawing 2024
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Wan, Q.
Farr, N.
Li, P.
Batey, D.
Rau, C.
Rodenburg, J.
Lu, L.
Laity, P.
Xu, Z.
Holland, C.
Rodenburg, C.
Yang, M.

Analysis, classification and identification of gastropod locomotive mucus by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy 2024
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Ledesma, E.
Holland, C.

Metal Cross-Linked Supramolecular Gel Noodles: Structural Insights and Antibacterial Assessment 2024
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Ghosh, D.
Coulter, S.
Laverty, G.
Holland, C.
Doutch, J.
Vassalli, M.
Adams, D.

Molecular organization of fibroin heavy chain and mechanism of fibre formation in Bombyx mori 2024
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Moreno-Tortolero, R.
Luo, Y.
Parmeggiani, F.
Skaer, N.
Walker, R.
Serpell, L.
Holland, C.
Davis, S.

2023

Flow-Induced Protein Chain Deformation, Segmental Orientation, and Phase Separation in Native Silk Feedstock 2023
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Laity, P.
Dunderdale, G.
Mykhaylyk, O.
Holland, C.

The past, present and future of spider silk textiles 2023
Bloomsbury Encyclopaedia of World Textiles. Volume 10. Textile Futures: Section 1 MAKE
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Holland C

Historical Silk Biomaterials 2023
Chapter 1 in Silk-Based Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering, Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2nd Edition (Editors: Subhas C. Kundu, Rui L. Reis) November 1, 2023
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Holland C.

Insights into surface chemistry down to nanoscale: An accessible colour hyperspectral imaging approach for scanning electron microscopy 2023
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Nohl, J.
Farr, N.
Sun, Y.
Hughes, G.
Stehling, N.
Zhang, J.
Longman, F.
Ives, G.
Pokorná, Z.
Mika, F.
Kumar, V.
Mihaylova, L.
Holland, C.
Cussen, S.
Rodenburg, C.

Probing the compositional and rheological properties of gastropod locomotive mucus 2023
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Barajas-Ledesma, E.
Holland, C.

2022

Seeking Solvation: Exploring the Role of Protein Hydration in Silk Gelation 2022
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Laity, P.
Holland, C.

Macroporous Surgical Mesh from a Natural Cocoon Composite 2022
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Chen, Y.
Zang, L.
Koc-Bilican, B.
Bilican, I.
Holland, C.
Cansaran-Duman, D.
Karaduman, T.
Çolak, A.
Bayır, Y.
Halici, Z.
Ozmen, S.
Ali, A.
Labidi, J.
Elbuken, C.
Kaya, M.

Extensional flow affecting shear viscosity: Experimental evidence and comparison to models 2022
Molecules 2022, 27(2), 551
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Hodgkinson, R.
Chaffin, S.
Zimmerman, W.
Holland, C.
Howse, J.

Spidroin N-terminal domain forms amyloid-like fibril based hydrogels and provides a protein immobilization platform 2022
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Arndt, T.
Jaudzems, K.
Shilkova, O.
Francis, J.
Johansson, M.
Laity, P.
Sahin, C.
Chatterjee, U.
Kronqvist, N.
Barajas-Ledesma, E.
Kumar, R.
Chen, G.
Strömberg, R.
Abelein, A.
Langton, M.
Landreh, M.
Barth, A.
Holland, C.
Johansson, J.
Rising, A.

1000 spider silkomes: Linking sequences to silk physical properties 2022
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Arakawa, K.
Kono, N.
Malay, A.
Tateishi, A.
Ifuku, N.
Masunaga, H.
Sato, R.
Tsuchiya, K.
Ohtoshi, R.
Pedrazzoli, D.
Shinohara, A.
Ito, Y.
Nakamura, H.
Tanikawa, A.
Suzuki, Y.
Ichikawa, T.
Fujita, S.
Fujiwara, M.
Tomita, M.
Blamires, S.
Chuah, J.
Craig, H.
Foong, C.
Greco, G.
Guan, J.
Holland, C.
Kaplan, D.
Sudesh, K.
Mandal, B.
Norma-Rashid, Y.
Oktaviani, N.
Preda, R.
Pugno, N.
Rajkhowa, R.
Wang, X.
Yazawa, K.
Zheng, Z.
Numata, K.

Broadband Multidimensional Spectroscopy Identifies the Amide II Vibrations in Silkworm Films 2022
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Chatterley, A.
Laity, P.
Holland, C.
Weidner, T.
Woutersen, S.
Giubertoni, G.

In Situ Identification of Secondary Structures in Unpurified Bombyx mori Silk Fibrils Using Polarized Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy 2022
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Giubertoni, G.
Caporaletti, F.
Roeters, S.
Chatterley, A.
Weidner, T.
Laity, P.
Holland, C.
Woutersen, S.

2021

Stretching of Bombyx mori Silk Protein in Flow 2021
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Schaefer, C.
Laity, P.
Holland, C.
McLeish, T.

Native-like Flow Properties of an Artificial Spider Silk Dope 2021
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Arndt, T.
Laity, P.
Johansson, J.
Holland, C.
Rising, A.

Comparing Modern and Classical Perspectives on Spider Silks and Webs 2021
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Greco, G.
Mastellari, V.
Holland, C.
Pugno, N.

Unexpected lack of specialisation in the flow properties of spitting cobra venom 2021
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Avella, I.
Barajas-Ledesma, E.
Casewell, N.
Harrison, R.
Rowley, P.
Crittenden, E.
Wüster, W.
Castiglia, R.
Holland, C.
van der Meijden, A.

Spinning Beta Silks Requires Both pH Activation and Extensional Stress 2021
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Koeppel, A.
Stehling, N.
Rodenburg, C.
Holland, C.

Mesoscale structure development reveals when a silkworm silk is spun 2021
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Wan, Q.
Yang, M.
Hu, J.
Lei, F.
Shuai, Y.
Wang, J.
Holland, C.
Rodenburg, C.
Yang, M.

Spinning conditions affect structure and properties of Nephila spider silk 2021
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Young, R.
Holland, C.
Shao, Z.
Vollrath, F.

Iron Oxide and Water Paste Rheology and Its Effect on Low Adhesion in the Wheel/Rail Interface 2021
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White, B.
Kempka, R.
Laity, P.
Holland, C.
Six, K.
Trummer, G.
Buckley-Johnstone, L.
Lewis, R.

2020

Cyclical strain improves artificial equine tendon constructs in vitro 2020
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Atkinson, F.
Evans, R.
Guest, J.
Bavin, E.
Cacador, D.
Holland, C.
Guest, D.

Silk Protein Solution: A Natural Example of Sticky Reptation 2020
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Schaefer, C.
Laity, P.
Holland, C.
McLeish, T.

Structural Diversity of Native Major Ampullate, Minor Ampullate, Cylindriform, and Flagelliform Silk Proteins in Solution 2020
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Greving, I.
Terry, A.
Holland, C.
Boulet-Audet, M.
Grillo, I.
Vollrath, F.
Dicko, C.

Tensegrity Modelling and the High Toughness of Spider Dragline Silk 2020
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Fraternali, F.
Stehling, N.
Amendola, A.
Tiban Anrango, B.
Holland, C.
Rodenburg, C.

The influence of metal ions on native silk rheology 2020
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Koeppel, A.
Laity, P.
Holland, C.

2019

Revealing Spider Silk's 3D Nanostructure Through Low Temperature Plasma Etching and Advanced Low-Voltage SEM 2019
Frontiers in Materials 5: Article number 84 25
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Frontiers in Materials
Stehling, N.
Abrams
K.J.
Holland, C.
Rodenburg, C.

Dynamic Photo-cross-linking of Native Silk Enables Macroscale Patterning at a Microscale Resolution 2019
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Brif, A.
Laity, P.
Claeyssens, F.
Holland, C.

2018

Hybrid hydrogels based on polysaccharide gum karaya, poly(vinyl alcohol) and silk fibroin 2018
Materials Research Express
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Postulkova, H.
Nedomova, E.
Hearnden, V.
Holland, C.
Vojtova, L.

Differential Scanning Calorimetry of Native Silk Feedstock 2018
Macromol. Biosci. 2018, 1800228
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Macromolecular Biosciences
Holland, C.
Hawkins, N.
Frydrych, M.
Laity, P.
Porter, D.
Vollrath, F.

Extensional flow behaviour and spinnability of native silk 2018
Soft Matter, 2018,14, 8838-8845
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Soft Matter
Koeppel, A.
Laity, P.
Holland, C.

The Biomedical Use of Silk: Past, Present, Future 2018
Advanced Healthcare Materials
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Advanced Healthcare Materials
Holland, C.
Numata, K.
Rnjak-Kovacina, J.
Seib, F.

The Energy Requirements for Flow‐Induced Solidification of Silk 2018
Macromol. Biosci. 2018, 1800229
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Macomolecular Bioscience
Sparkes, J.
Holland, C.

Changes in Silk Feedstock Rheology during Cocoon Construction: The Role of Calcium and Potassium Ions 2018
Macromol. Biosci. 2018, 1800188
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Macromolecular Bioscience
Laity, P.
Baldwin, E.
Holland, C.

New perspectives on nano-engineering by secondary electron spectroscopy in the helium ion and scanning electron microscope 2018
MRS Communications
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MRS Communications
Stehling, N.
Masters, R.
Zhou, Y.
O'Connell, R.
Holland, C.
Zhang, H.
Rodenburg, C.

The rheological properties of native sericin 2018
Acta Biomaterialia
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Acta Biomaterialia
Sparkes, J.
Holland, C.

Biophotonics of Native Silk Fibrils 2018
Macromolecular Bioscience
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Macromolecular Bioscience
Shimanovich, U.
Pinotsi, D.
Shimanovich, K.
Yu, N.
Bolisetty, S.
Adamcik, J.
Mezzenga, R.
Charmet, J.
Vollrath, F.
Gazit, E.
Dobson, C.
Schierle, G.
Holland, C.
Kaminski, C.
Knowles, T.

2017

Mapping Nanostructural Variations in Silk by Secondary Electron Hyperspectral Imaging 2017
Advanced Materials.
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Advanced Materials
Wan, Q.
Abrams, K.
Masters, R.
Talari, A.
Rehman, I.
Claeyssens, F.
Holland, C.
Rodenburg, C.

Analysis of the pressure requirements for silk spinning reveals a pultrusion dominated process 2017
Nature Communications volume 8, Article number: 594
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Nature Communications
Sparkes, J.
Holland, C.

Open Access Paper
Silk micrococoons for protein stabilisation and molecular encapsulation 2017
Nature Communications.
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Nature Communications
Shimanovich, U.
Ruggeri, F.
De Genst, E.
Adamcik, J.
Barros, T.
Porter, D.
Müller, T.
Mezzenga, R.
Dobson, C.
Vollrath, F.
Holland, C.
Knowles, T.

Sericin Promotes Fibroin Silk I Stabilization Across a Phase-Separation 2017
Biomacromolecules.
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Biomacromolecules
Kwak, H.
Ju, J.
Shin, M.
Holland, C.
Lee, K.

Progress and Trends in Artificial Silk Spinning: A Systematic Review 2017
ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering.
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ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering
Koeppel, A.
Holland, C.

2016

Thermo-rheological behaviour of native silk feedstocks 2016
European Polymer Journal.
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European Polymer Journal
Laity, P.
Holland, C.

The Rheology behind Stress-Induced Solidification in Native Silk Feedstocks 2016
International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Laity, P.
Holland, C.

Dry-Spun Silk Produces Native-Like Fibroin Solutions 2016
Biomacromolecules, 2016, 17, 10, 3198-3204
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Boulet-Audet, M.
Holland, C.
Gheysens, T.
Vollrath, F.

Environmental effects on the construction and physical properties of Bombyx mori cocoons. 2016
Journal of Materials Science, 1-10.
Offord, C.
Vollrath, F.
Holland, C.

Native Silk Feedstock as a Model Biopolymer: A Rheological Perspective 2016
Biomacromolecules, 2016,17,8, 2662-2671
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Laity, P.
Holland, C.

Glass transitions in native silk fibres studied by dynamic mechanical thermal analysis 2016
Biomacromolecules, 2016, 17, 10, 3198-3204
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Guan, J.
Wang, Y.
Mortimer, B.
Holland, C.
Shao, Z.
Porter, D.
Vollrath, F.

Combined numerical and experimental biomechanical characterization of soft collagen hydrogel substrate 2016
Soft Matter.
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Castro, A.
Laity, P.
Shariatzadeh, M.
Wittkowske, C.
Holland, C.
Lacroix, D.

2015

Unpicking the signal thread of the sector web spider Zygiella x-notata 2015
Interface 12 (113) 20150633.
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Mortimer
B. Holland
C. Windmill
J.F.C. and Vollrath, F.

Rheological behaviour of native silk feedstocks 2015
Polymer, 67, 28-39
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Laity, P.
Gilks, S.
Holland, C.

More than one way to spin a crystallite: multiple trajectories through liquid crystallinity to solid silk 2015
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282, 20150259
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Walker
A.A.
Holland, C.
Sutherland
T.D.

Biomechanical testing and development of silk-based textiles for regenerative medicine and surgery 2015
Biomedical textiles for orthopaedic and surgical applications (Blair, T., ed), pp. 191, Woodhead Publishing.
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Woods, A.
Holland, C.

The use of spider silk as a biomaterial 2015
In Advances in Silk Science and Technology (Basu, A., ed), pp. 298, Woodhead Publishing.
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Mortimer, B.
Holland, C.

Linking naturally and unnaturally spun silks through the forced reeling of Bombyx mori 2015
Acta Biomaterialia 11, 247-255.
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Mortimer, B.
Guan, J.
Holland, C.
Porter, D.
Vollrath, F.

Identification and classification of silks using infrared spectroscopy 2015
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Boulet-Audet, M.
Vollrath, F.
Holland, C.

2014

Investigating the rheological properties of native plant latex 2014
11, 20130847.
Bauer, G.
Friedrich, C.
Gillig, C.
Vollrath, F.
Speck, T.
Holland, C.

Silk protein aggregation kinetics revealed by Rheo-IR 2014
Acta Biomaterialia, Volume 10, Issue 2, February 2014, Pages 776-784
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Boulet-Audet, M.
Terry, A.
Vollrath, F.
Holland, C.

Horses and cows might teach us about human knees 2014
Naturwissenschaften 101, 351-354.
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Holland, C.
Vollrath, F.
Gill
H.S.

The speed of sound in silk: linking material performance to biological function 2014
Advanced Materials 26, 5179-5183.
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Mortimer, B.
Gordon
S.D.
Holland, C.
Siviour
C.R.
Vollrath, F.
Windmill
J.F.C.

Differential Scanning Fluorimetry provides high throughput data on silk protein transitions. 2014
Scientific Reports volume 4, Article number: 5625 (2014)
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Vollrath, F.
Hawkins, N.
Porter, D.
Holland, C.
Boulet-Audet, M.

2013

In situ tensile tests of single silk fibres in an environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) 2013
Journal of Materials Science, 1-8.
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Mortimer, B.
Drodge, D.
Dragnevski, K.
Siviour, C.
Holland, C.

Forced reeling of Bombyx mori silk: separating behavior and processing conditions 2013
Biomacromolecules 14, 3653-3659.
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Mortimer, B.
Holland, C.
Vollrath, F.

The science of silks 2013
MRS Bulletin 38, 73-80.
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Vollrath, F.
Porter, D.
Holland, C.

2012

Tensile and shear mechanical properties of rotator cuff repair patches 2012
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 21, 1168-1176.
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Chaudhury, S.
Holland, C.
Thompson
M.S.
Vollrath, F.
Carr
A.J.

Ballistic impact to access the high-rate behaviour of individual silk fibres 2012
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 60, 1710-1721.
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Drodge
D.R.
Mortimer, B.
Holland, C.
Siviour
C.R.

Distinct structural and optical regimes in natural silk spinning 2012
Biopolymers 97, 368-373.
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Holland, C.
O'Neil, K.
Vollrath, F.
Dicko, C.

Comparing the rheology of mulberry and “wild” silkworm spinning dopes 2012
Biopolymers 97, 362-367.
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Holland, C.
Porter, D.
Vollrath, F.

Direct visualization of shear dependent silk fibrillogenesis 2012
Soft Matter, 2012,8, 2590-2594
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Holland, C.
Urbach, J.
Blair, D.

Silk and Synthetic Polymers: Reconciling 100 Degrees of Separation 2012
Adv. Mater., 24: 105-109
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Holland, C.
Vollrath, F.
Ryan, A.
Mykhaylyk, O.

2011

Rheo-attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy: a new tool to study biopolymers 2011
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011,13, 3979-3984
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Boulet-Audet, M.
Vollrath, F.
Holland, C.

Torn human rotator cuff tendons have reduced collagen thermal properties on differential scanning calorimetry 2011
Journal of Orthopaedic Research 29, 1938-1943.
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Chaudhury, S.
Holland, C.
Porter, D.
Tirlapur
U.K.
Vollrath, F.
Carr
A.J.

Comparing normal and torn rotator cuff tendons using dynamic shear analysis 2011
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Br) 93-B, 942-948.
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Chaudhury, S.
Holland, C.
Vollrath, F.
Carr
A.J.

A poisonous surprise under the coat of the African crested rat 2011
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279, 675-680.
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Kingdon, J.
Agwanda, B.
Kinnaird, M.
O'Brien, T.
Holland, C.
Gheysens, T.
Boulet-Audet, M.
Vollrath, F.

There are many more lessons still to be learned from spider silks 2011
Soft Matter 7, 9595-9600.
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Vollrath, F.
Porter, D.
Holland, C.

2009

Concentration state dependence of the rheological and structural properties of reconstituted silk 2009
Biomacromolecules 10, 2724-2728.
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Mo, C.
Holland, C.
Porter, D.
Shao, Z.
Vollrath, F.

2008

Biomimetic principles of spider silk for high performance fibres 2008
Chapter 7, pages 74-94 in Biologically Inspired Textiles: Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK
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Holland, C.
Vollrath, F.

2007

Natural and unnatural silks 2007
Polymer, Volume 48, Issue 12, 4 June 2007, Pages 3388-3392
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Holland, C.
Terry, A.
Porter, D.
Vollrath, F.

2006

Comparing the rheology of native spider and silkworm spinning dope 2006
Nature Materials volume 5, pages870–874 (2006)
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Holland, C.
Terry, A.
Porter, D.
Vollrath, F.