Scientists use modified silk proteins to create new nonstick surfaces

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Sep 23, 2022, 4:16 pm196 pts
Scientists developed a method to make silk-based materials that refuse to stick to water, or almost anything else containing water. Molded into forms like plastic, or coated onto surfaces as a film, the silk material has nonstick properties that surpass those of commercially available non-stick surfaces.

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