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Canada : Nano route to spider silk 12th August, 2004 Nexia of Canada has decided to refocus its fibre development towards biopolymer sales and specialized nano-scale fibre applications for spider silk away from traditional fibres and yarns. This decision was prompted by the emerging interest in nanofibres and by the ongoing technical challenges of producing bulk, cost competitive spider silk fibres with superior mechanical properties, especially strength. Nexia has therefore suspended its outsourcing of spinning micron-sized fibres with Acordis SF and stopped its in-house conventional spinning effort. The spinning of BioSteel proteins into nanometer diameter fibres has been achieved, the company reports, and Nexia is now determining the product specifications for medical and micro-electronic applications. BioSteel is Nexia's recombinant dragline spider silk programme based on the company's transgenic goat technology. Material scientists for its unique combination of high-performance properties including toughness, strength, lightness and flexibility have long admired spider silk. Nexia has exclusive worldwide rights to broad patents covering spider silk genes and proteins and is in the process of developing a commercial spinning process for BioSteel.

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