Squid tentacles are loaded with hundreds of suction cups, or suckers, and each sucker has a ring of razor-sharp 'teeth' that help these mighty predators latch onto and take down prey. Researchers ...

For example, squid sucker ring teeth have inspired the development of self-healing materials that can repair their own cuts, ...

For example, squid sucker ring teeth have inspired the development of self-healing materials that can repair their own cuts, punctures, or scratches. The nanocrystals that hold together the squid ...

A squid has more in common with a spider than you may think. The razor-sharp 'teeth' that ring the suckers found on some squid tentacles are made up entirely of proteins remarkably similar -- and ...

A protein found in squid could be used to create sustainable alternatives to plastics. ... coatings and 3D objects made from the squid ring teeth (SRT) proteins.

The squid ring teeth materials do this on the the nano-scale. Two distinct layers can not be created as the fundamental blocks are unable to separate completely - creating a variety of different ...

The squid ring teeth are extracted from the squids by a researcher. Youtube/American Chemical Society. The SRT polymer takes on self-healing properties when it comes in contact with water, ...

While you've been busy scarfing down fried calamari rings, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have been doing something else with squid. Namely? Studying the cephalopod's ring teeth for ...

While squid ring teeth proteins can take up to 24 hours or longer to self-heal, this new development cuts that to a fraction of the time. "We were able to reduce a typical 24-hour healing period to ...