Spiber plans to produce synthetic spider silk

Recently, Japan's Spiber Corporation has successfully developed a synthetic protein spider silk, and plans to use the spider silk in the near future to mass produce a high resistance and high elasticity protein fiber. This protein-removing code, which is reproduced and developed through biotechnology, is a structural protein that is the structural center of spider silk.

Spiber manufactures synthetic materials through an integrated process. Spider silk is made by deciphering several spider genes. Spider silk is stronger than steel, and elasticity is better than nylon. Spiber's spokesperson said: "This type of fiber has a variety of applications. The initial product will focus on applications such as heart surgery and automotive parts."

It is reported that after six years of research, Spiber, in cooperation with Keio University's Advanced Biosciences Institute and Kojima Industrial Co., Ltd., will set up a factory this year with a production capacity of 100 kilograms of synthetic spider silk per month. Spiber hopes to transform this synthetic protein into new areas and develop it into fibers, films, gels, sponges, powders and nanofibers.