Methods and apparatus for spinning spider silk protein

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US 20040102614A1
United States
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(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2004/0102614 A1
May 27, 2004
Islam et al. (43) Pub. Date:
(54) METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR (63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 10/341,096,
SPINNING SPIDER SILK PROTEIN ?led on Jan. 13, 2003, noW abandoned.
(76) Inventors: Sha?ul Islam, HaWkesbury (CA); (60) Provisional application No. 60/347,510, ?led on Jan.
Costas Karatzas, Beacons?eld (CA); 11, 2002. Provisional application No. 60/408,530,
Andrew Rodenhiser, Montreal (CA); ?led on Sep. 4, 2002.
Ali Alwattari, Point Claire (CA); Yue
Huang, Vaudreuil-Dorian (CA); Carl Publication Classi?cation
Turcotte, Montreal (CA)
(51) Int. Cl.7 ......................... .. D01D 5/30; C07K 14/435
Correspondence Address: (52) US. Cl. ..................................... .. 530/353; 264/172.11
JONES DAY (57) ABSTRACT
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The invention features methods and apparatuses for spinning
NEW YORK, NY 10017 (US)
silk protein ?bers (bio?laments) from recombinant bio?la
(21) Appl. No.: 10/406,832 ment proteins. The methods are particularly useful for
spinning ?bers of spider silk or silkworm silk proteins from
(22) Filed: Apr. 3, 2003 recombinant mammalian cells and may be used to spin such
?bers for use in the manufacture of industrial and commer
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