BIOSTEEL FROM GOAT

BIOSTEEL FROM GOAT

1. PROPERTIES

   • 7-10 times as strong as steel if compared for the same weight, and can stretch up to 20 times its unaltered size without losing its strength properties.
   • It also has very high resistance to extreme temperatures

2. PROS AND CONS

   • The goats are kept in a farm and are not free to roam around The silk is only 30% as strong as the genuine spider silk
   • Silk is produced quicker and faster Easier to use for medical reasons

3. METHODS

   • MaSpI (Major ampullate spidroin I) or dragline I (for its superior elasticity,) or MaSpII (Major ampullate spidroin 2 or dragline 2 from Nephila clavipes) dragline proteins in their milk.
   • goats lactate, the milk, containing the recombinant DNA silk, was to be harvested and subjected to chromatographic techniques to purify the recombinant silk proteins.

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