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Experimental Studies of Bioinspired #Shark Denticles for Drag Reduction
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https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icae086

"Continued work on #bioinspired #denticles for drag reduction has wider implications in comparative
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Marshall Graybill in the #lab. He is working on a system to test the #hydrodynamics of denticle surfaces on robotic fins, which he and Nicole Xu aim to publish over the upcoming months as a #research article following their ICB review.

Experimental Studies of #Bioinspired #Shark #Denticles for Drag Reduction
Marshall T Graybill, Nicole W Xu

https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icae086

Looking closely you can see the "Dermal Denticles" (small tooth-like bony structures - that cover shark skin ) on this Lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) fin. County Clare, Ireland.

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#wildatlanticway #lesserspotteddogfish #sharkfin #shark #denticles #Ireland