Synthetic Spider Silk Market
Spider silk is a protein fiber that is spun from spiders. The silk is used to create webs or other structures such as nets to catch the prey or cocoons to protect the offspring or to wrap up its prey. Also, silk is used for suspension or to float through the air and various others. Extracting the silk from spiders has proven to be a difficult task due to which a synthetic form of spider silk has been created that can be commercialized. It is one of the strongest biomaterials manufactured to date, which is flexible and stronger than the KEVLAR.
An alternative to synthetic spider silk replicates the spider silk’s strength, energy-absorbing capacity, and elasticity. Moreover, synthetic spider silk contains more than 98% water. The laboratory-based spider silk is made from hydrogel, which consists of 98% water and 2% of cellulose and silica. Silica and cellulose are held together by molecules also called cucurbiturils. The cellulose fibers and silica can be pulled from the hydrogel. The water evaporates after 30 seconds and leaves behind only the strong and highly elastic thread.
Market Dynamics
Increasing application of synthetic spider silk is one of the key factors aiding in the growth of this market. Furthermore, the incomparable strength of synthetic spider silk over other synthetic fibers such as nylon such as high elasticity and tensile strength is another key factor pushing the growth of the market. Moreover, it has bio-degradable and bio-compatible properties as compared to other synthetic fibers, which is propelling its demand in application areas.
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