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Pristine spider silk fiber (top) after moisturization (bottom), showing the shrinking effect of supercontraction. The hydration of the amorphous chains result in the creation of numerous hydrogen bonds between the protein domains, resulting in the overall contraction of the thread (Guinea et al. 2005; Dionne et al. 2017)
