Category: Sponges

A Chemical Composition to Make Them Cower: A Dive Into the Structure and Protective Adaptations of Sea Sponges 

Silica biomineralization, Secondary metabolites, Plasticity, Sponge skeleton

Olivia Ghiaur, Camille Heaney, Chris Hu, Vadim Zamaruyev

Sea Sponge Supercapabilities: An Analysis of the Physical Properties of Porifera 

Spicules; Biomimetics; Filterfeeding; Lamination; Passive ventilation; Optical properties; Fluid dynamics; Bioluminescence; Holdfasts; Porifera

Olivia Ghiaur, Camille Heaney, Chris Hu, Vadim Zamaruyev

Made to Model: Mathematical Representation of Sea Sponges 

Modeling, Porifera growth, Biosilicification

Camille Heaney, Chris Hu, Vadim Zamaruyev