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. 2012 Aug 27;287(43):35986–35999. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.399816

FIGURE 6.

FIGURE 6.

Atomic force microscopy demonstrates connection joints consist of viscous biomaterials. A, the amplitude image confirms the presence of connection joint material as a thin film over the dragline fiber at the junction point. B, the phase-contrast image reveals the highly viscous nature of the biomaterial as indicated by the dramatic increase of the phase angles on the thin film.