Chemistry:AMSilk

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Short description: German material science company

AMSilk is an industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers.[1] The polymers are biocompatible and breathable.[2] The company was founded in 2008 and has its headquarters at the IZB in Planegg near Munich.[3] AMSilk is an industrial biotechnology company with a proprietary production process for their silk materials.[4]

AMSilk produces a lightweight material trademarked as Biosteel,[5] created from recombinant spider silk, which was used by Adidas to create a biodegradable running shoe.[6] Jens Klein, CEO of AMSilk, said during an interview that the biodegradable material can help reduce the amount of waste that has to be burned or pollutes the environment.[7]

AMSilk is also developing breast implants made of biodegradable spider silk in collaboration with the German company Polytech.[8]

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