"This project investigates the structural, aesthetic, and biomedical potential of fish scales as a multifunctional biomaterial across medical, wearable, and artistic applications. Traditionally ...

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Serious diseases affecting the transparent part of the eye, called the cornea, are very difficult to treat because this structure lacks blood vessels and has little capacity for regeneration and ...

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have established that collagen derived from fish scales could be effective for various biomedical applications such as wound ...

Many animals have evolved hard exoskeletons to resist predation or competitive attacks (e.g., crustaceans 1, insects 2, mollusks 3, turtles 4,5, seahorses 6,7, and bony fish 8,9,10). These ‘natural ...

Soft robotic fish have garnered attention for their compliance and adaptability. However, they remain vulnerable to mechanical damage, which limits their reliability. To address this vulnerability, we ...

Scientists in Europe researching aerodynamic forces have opened up some interesting new avenues of study inspired by fish scales. This new understanding of the flow patterns over the surface of the ...

Humans have drawn technological inspiration from fish scales going back to ancient times: Romans, Egyptians, and other civilizations would dress their warriors in scale armor, providing both ...