I recently learnt about the antibacterial brilliance of shark skin at Hello Materials, and about the new uses inventors are creating from this genius.
Designers are creating changes to the surface of materials inspired by the pattern of shark's skin to mimic its natural antibacterial property. Shark skin is impervious to bacteria as microbes cannot cling to its surface. It's enough to make changes to the surfaces of materials as the shark's
skin is antibacterial only from its pattern, not its chemistry. Danish Design Centre - Hello Materials
Here, in Bacteria and Biomimicry, Janine Benyus talks about the Galapagos shark, and why there's a greater value for us to learn from the evolution and brilliance of these creatures than to use them for their fins, which they are sadly, still devastated by.
Janine Benyus is a natural sciences writer, innovation consultant, and author of six books, including her latest − Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. ~ JanineBenyus.com
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