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A Non-Periodic Lattice Model for Crystals in Nephila clavipes Major Ampullate Silk

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Thiel, B.L., Viney, C. A Non-Periodic Lattice Model for Crystals in Nephila clavipes Major Ampullate Silk. MRS Bulletin 20, 52–56 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1557/S0883769400034941

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