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ArticleScientific reports2017

Stress-induced long-range ordering in spider silk.

Johannes A Wagner, Sandeep P Patil, Imke Greving, Marc Lämmel, Konstantinos Gkagkas, Tilo Seydel, Martin Müller, Bernd Markert, Frauke Gräter

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Johannes A WagnerHeidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), Heidelberg, 69118, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1165-8399
Sandeep P PatilRWTH Aachen University, Institute of General Mechanics, Aachen, 52062, Germany.
Imke GrevingHelmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Institute of Materials Research, Geesthacht, 21502, Germany.
Marc LämmelUniversity of Leipzig, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Leipzig, 04103, Germany.
Konstantinos GkagkasToyota Motor Europe NV/SA, Advanced Technology Division, Zaventem, 1930, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6326-7317
Tilo SeydelInstitut Max von Laue-Paul Langevin (ILL), Grenoble, 38042, France.
Martin MüllerHelmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Institute of Materials Research, Geesthacht, 21502, Germany.
Bernd MarkertRWTH Aachen University, Institute of General Mechanics, Aachen, 52062, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7893-6229
Frauke GräterHeidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), Heidelberg, 69118, Germany. frauke.graeter@h-its.org.ORCID 0000-0003-2891-3381

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Abstract

The emergence of order from disorder is a topic of vital interest. We here propose that long-range order can arise from a randomly arranged two-phase material under mechanical load. Using Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) experiments and Molecular Dynamics based finite element (FE) models we show evidence for stress-induced ordering in spider dragline silk. Both methods show striking quantitative agreement of the position, shift and intensity increase of the long period upon stretching. We demonstrate that mesoscopic ordering does not originate from silk-specific processes such as strain-induced crystallization on the atomistic scale or the alignment of tilted crystallites. It instead is a general phenomenon arising from a non-affine deformation that enhances density fluctuations of the stiff and soft phases along the direction of stress. Our results suggest long-range ordering, analogously to the coalescence of defects in materials, as a wide-spread phenomenon to be exploited for tuning the mechanical properties of many hybrid stiff and soft materials.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationStress, MechanicalTensile StrengthAnimalsSilkSpidersSilk

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PMCPMC5681667

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