The co-author of the study told Newsweek the scales could bring about leaps forward in aerospace engineering.
To find out more about its hardy exterior, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and the University of California, Berkeley, performed tests to see how much strain the scales can take.fish scales in water for 48 hours. Next, they put pressure on theof the scales, while pulling at the edges. During this process, they noticed that the outer layer enlarged at first, before cracking and peeling away. The structure of the scales appeared to prevent these fractures from spreading.
The scientists concluded the inner and outer layers work together to enable to scales to be lightweight, flexible yet tough. The scales are among the toughest bendy biomaterials on the planet, they said.'s scales are thicker and more, senior author of the study and a professor of materials science and engineering atBerkeley, commented in a statement:"A window may appear strong and solid, but it has no give. If something attempted to puncture it, the glass would shatter.
"When nature binds a hard material to a soft material, it grades it, preventing this shattering effect. And in this case, the binding structure isHe said the structure of the fish's skin could be copied to create impermeable synthetic armor, although this would be a long way in the future."If we have such lightweight and tough materials, our aerospace engineering will advance in a huge step," she said.
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