A Material Based on Sharkskin Stops Bacterial Breakouts
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Bioinspired Photocatalytic Shark-Skin Surfaces with Antibacterial and Antifouling Activity via Nanoimprint Lithography
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Skin bacteria hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Tapping into Nature - Terrapin Bright Green
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Approaches to inhibit biofilm formation applying natural and artificial silk-based materials - ScienceDirect
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Attacking bacteria with shark skin-inspired surfaces
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A shark's skin is rough like sandpaper. Are shark “claspers” rough too? - Quora
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Skin bacteria hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Similar bacterial communities on healthy and injured skin of black tip reef sharks, Animal Microbiome