Spider Silk

Protein-based fiber with exceptional tensile strength, ductility, and toughness.

LUX TAKE:

Spider silk fiber's exceptional mechanical properties give it potential as a premium material in textile, footwear, and bioabsorbable medical implants; however, high spinning costs have caused some manufacturers to explore the unspun protein in cosmetic applications. The greatest short-term opportunity for clients is to engage in the development of lower-cost cosmetic ingredients or higher-margin ...

Lux Take last updated on May 23, 2019
Data last updated on February 23, 2021

What's New

Lux Research analysts and the Lux Intelligence Engine have added the following recent spider silk developments.

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AMSilk (August 14, 2020)

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Categories	Bio-based advanced materials, Fermentation, Sugar / starch feedstocks, Improvement BBMC products
Related companies	Kraig Biocraft, AMSilk, Spiber Technologies, Spiber Inc., Bolt Threads, Seevix Material Sciences, Spidey Tek

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