BioSteel (fiber)

BioSteel was a trademark for a high-strength fiber made from a recombinant spider-silk-like protein, developed by the Montreal biotechnology company Nexia Biotechnologies and later studied further by researchers at the University of Wyoming and Utah State University. The protein was produced in the milk of genetically engineered goats, then harvested, purified using chromatography, and spun into fiber by a wet-spinning process. The resulting material was reported to be seven to ten times stronger than steel by weight while stretching to as much as twenty times its original length, and to keep its strength across a wide temperature range from about minus twenty to 330 degrees Celsius; intended uses included medical implants, artificial ligaments and tendons, textiles and personal-care products, and the United States Navy explored using it to disable vessels. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/