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It is marketed for use in hospitals and other places with a relatively high potential for bacteria to spread and cause infections. [1] The inspiration for Sharklet's texture came through analysis of the texture of shark skin, which does not attract barnacles or other biofouling, unlike ship hulls and other smooth surfaces. The texture was later ...
The white handle of this tantō (left) is covered with shagreen in its natural form. Two small decorative elephants made of silver and shagreen. Shagreen has an unusually rough and granular surface, and is sometimes used as a fancy leather for book bindings, pocketbooks and small cases, as well as its more utilitarian uses in the hilts and scabbards of swords and daggers, where slipperiness is ...
Sharkskin, or grisaille (from French gris, meaning grey) describes a specific woven or warp-knitted fabric with a distinctive sheen. Sharkskin is a twill weave fabric created using acetate , rayon , worsted wool , lycra , and other plastic fibers.
For preparing wasabi and yamaimo, graters with the surface made from shark skin were exclusively used. These have an even finer grating surface than a metal one; much closer to a sanding paper. However, nowadays non-professional cooks usually use much less expensive graters made from other metals, plastic, or ceramics. A modern variation of ...
Doctors used pieces of a shark to put her foot back together following the incident. A young competitive swimmer is back in the pool after having her feet recontructed using shark cartilage and ...
The rough texture of the skin is also used in Japanese cuisine to make graters called oroshiki, by attaching pieces of shark skin to wooden boards. The small size of the scales grates the food very finely. Barnacle growth on boat hull
Doctors say they hope to reattach a young surfer's shark-bitten leg after it washed ashore. The 23-year-old was attacked at around 11 a.m. one morning as he tried to fight off the animal.
Zotter appeared on “Shark Tank,” a national television show for up-and-coming entrepreneurs, in April and received an offer from businessman Mark Cuban. He gave the company $1 million for 7% ...