Sea Urchin : Study
Researchers from IIT Mandi have developed a sea urchin inspired surface coating on 3D-printed bone implants capable of mechanically disrupting bacteria and accelerating integration of the implant with bones.
- Sea Urchin belongs to a group of marine invertebrates called echinoderms, which means spiny-skinned animals.
- It includes other well-known marine creatures like starfish and sea cucumbers.
- They can be found in various marine environments, including rocky shores, coral reefs, seagrass beds, and sandy bottoms.
- They live on the ocean floor, usually on hard surfaces, and use tube feet or spines to move about.
- Sea urchins are characterized by their spherical, flattened, spiny bodies.
- They are herbivorous, primarily feeding on algae and plant material.
- They use their specialized mouthparts, called Aristotle’s lantern, to scrape algae and other food sources from rocks or the seafloor.
