Editorial: Frontiers in Silk Science and Technology

Silks from both spiders and silkworms have emerged as useful materials for addressing new challenges in materials science. These protein-based materials are often superior to many other polymers from a mechanical point of view and provide the possibility to realize composites with remarkable biological properties. Thus, studying raw silks, as well as silk-based natural and artificial composites, while controlling and manipulating processing conditions, is important to achieve advances in silk utility for materials science and technology. In doing this, a multidisciplinary and multiscale approach is crucial for studying silk and its derivatives.