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Microfluidic device for controlled aggregation of spider silk

US8721991B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AMSILK GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Scheibel · Bayreuth, DE
Daniel Huemmerich · Mannheim, DE
Sebastian Remmensee · Munich, DE
Christian Freudiger · Santa Clara, US
Andreas Bausch · Unterschleißheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 21, 2007
Grant date	May 13, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 2, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD01F4/02
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a device and method of controlling the phase separation of one or a mixture of two or more spider silk proteins, leading to the defined and controllable assembly of the said silk protein(s) to defined morphologies, such as spheres, nano fibrils, threads, etc.

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