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.
About Sea Urchin:
It 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.
Habitat: 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.
Appearance: Sea urchins are characterized by their spherical, flattened, spiny bodies.
Diet: 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.
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