Basics

This page aims to cover the current State of the Art, explore if any is commercially available/restricted by patents etc, and lay out Potential Avenues of Exploration for the production of Spider Silk via Precision Fermentation (Although other monomer sourcing strategies will be mentioned as well)
Spider Silk is an interesting material as it can have the High Performance Characteristics of Aramid Fiber (ie Kevlar ) / UHMWPE ( Dyneema ) Fiber, while still remaining biodegradable.
Using ONLY Cotton / Rayon (as well as Waxed Canvas / Waxed Cotton / Oilskin / Oilcloth ) and Wool / Keratin Based Semi-Synthetic Fibers is quite limiting, however is best practices in terms of avoiding Plastic Pollution / Micro/Nano-Plastics / PFAS
- Novel Spider Silk Based Fiber/Textiles will remedy this need

State of the Art