Shark Skin and Anti-Attachment Surfaces
In short: Explore how the unique tooth-like scales of shark skin inspire technologies ranging from Olympic swimsuits to fuel-efficient airplane coatings.
A 1:10 short film in the series “Nature Invented It First”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Smithsonian Ocean, “Biomimicry Shark Denticles”; PMC (PubMed Central) / National Center for Biotechnology Information, “Preparation, anti-biofouling and drag-reduction properties of a biomimetic shark skin surface”; University of Strathclyde, “Numerical investigation of a new micro-patterned surface inspired by shark skin”; Academia.edu, “Shark skin morphology and hydrodynamic properties”; Hakai Magazine, “Shark Skin-Inspired Materials Have a Long Way to Go Before They Work Like the Real Thing”; USC Viterbi School of Engineering, “From Shark Skin to Speed – Illumin Magazine - USC Viterbi School of Engineering”; USC Dornsife, “From Shark Skin To Swimsuits - Scribe”; Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, “Comparing shark skin surface and biomimetic models | Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology”.
Sources used in this film
- Smithsonian Ocean — Biomimicry Shark Denticles · View →
- PMC (PubMed Central) / National Center for Biotechnology Information — Preparation, anti-biofouling and drag-reduction properties of a biomimetic shark skin surface · View →
- University of Strathclyde — Numerical investigation of a new micro-patterned surface inspired by shark skin · View →
- Academia.edu — Shark skin morphology and hydrodynamic properties · View →
- Hakai Magazine — Shark Skin-Inspired Materials Have a Long Way to Go Before They Work Like the Real Thing · View →
- USC Viterbi School of Engineering — From Shark Skin to Speed – Illumin Magazine - USC Viterbi School of Engineering · View →
- USC Dornsife — From Shark Skin To Swimsuits - Scribe · View →
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology — Comparing shark skin surface and biomimetic models | Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Smithsonian Ocean: Biomimicry Shark Denticles
- Also: PMC (PubMed Central) / National Center for Biotechnology Information: Preparation, anti-biofouling and drag-reduction properties of a biomimetic shark skin surface
- Also: University of Strathclyde: Numerical investigation of a new micro-patterned surface inspired by shark skin
- Also: Academia.edu: Shark skin morphology and hydrodynamic properties
- Also: Hakai Magazine: Shark Skin-Inspired Materials Have a Long Way to Go Before They Work Like the Real Thing
- Also: USC Viterbi School of Engineering: From Shark Skin to Speed – Illumin Magazine - USC Viterbi School of Engineering
- Also: USC Dornsife: From Shark Skin To Swimsuits - Scribe
- Also: Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology: Comparing shark skin surface and biomimetic models | Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
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