Scientists have learned how to make a material from silk that protects against water

Silk is a natural fiber created by moths. Recently, scientists were able to learn

break down the fibers of this material into theirthe main element, that is, silk fibroin. As a result, it became possible to transform this element into gels, sponges, etc., as well as create new materials. Discuss

If you change the chemical composition of silk, you canit is easy to make this material suitable for a specific task. In a recent study, scientists applied special chemical chains that contain fluorine and carbon to silk fibroins. These chains themselves are stable and do not react or interact with other substances.

Такой изменённый шёлк по сравнению с обычным уже will, on the contrary, resist water and prevent it from “hooking” on the material. By changing the number and length of the chains on the silk protein, scientists can control its "non-stickiness".

Когда химические цепи шёлка содержат больше всего carbon and fluorine, water is repelled by such material. The same thing happens when oils and any substances that contain water come into contact with such material: for example, blood, food, etc.