Magazine article
Producing spider silk is a biological feat – scientists are using it to develop materials for drug delivery and wound care
The conversation
08/04/2026
DOI: 10.64628/AAI.fskvtuyga
Appears in The Conversation
Abstract
If Spider-Man were real, he could help scientists revolutionize healthcare. Since he’s not, researchers develop creative ways to produce spider silk to study.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Producing spider silk is a biological feat – scientists are using it to develop materials for drug delivery and wound care
- Creators
- Aliasger K Salem - University of Iowa, Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center
- Resource Type
- Magazine article
- Publication Details
- The conversation
- DOI
- 10.64628/AAI.fskvtuyga
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/04/2026
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Research Administration; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics; Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center; Dental Research; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9985217642902771
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