Bullet proof skin ( BioEngineering )

Artist  Jalila Essaïdi,has designed a new futuristic bullet proof skin which reinforces human skin cells with spider silk. The skin can stop a whizzing projectile without being pierced.

Although its threads may look fragile, a spider-silk weave is four times stronger than Kevlar, the material used in bulletproof vests.

More Research is ongoing to enhance the skin’s resistance which when shot at a full speed of 329 m/s, the bullet pierces the material and travels through it.

Jalila Essaïdi is also looking into practical uses such as skin transplants. Spider silk is already being developed by other teams for high-tech applications, which range from artificial corneas to brain implants.

 

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