Sharklet in the News
2010
- Fast Company Magazine – 3/10
The Materials Driving Product Innovation in 2010 - Wired Magazine UK – 2/10
A hygienic surface thanks to skark skin - My FOX, Tampa Bay – 2/11/10
Shark skin used to keep germs at bay
2009
- Discover magazine – 12/09
8 Lessons Medicine is Learning from Mother Nature - Sharklet named one of top nine innovations in 2009 – Inc. magazine – 12/09
2009: The Year in Innovation - Global National TV in Canada – 11/09
16:9 The Bigger Picture - Inc. magazine- 11/09
Innovation: A New Way to Fight Germs - Popular Science – 10/09
Material Based on Sharkskin Stops Bacterial Breakouts - Canadian Global TV News – 9/09
The Science of Biomimicry - Stars & Stripes – 8/09
Scientists’ research targets ways to keep ships barnacle free - Brink – The Science Channel – 7/09
Biomimetic Technologies with Sharklet Technologies - Discovery Channel Tech Online – 7/09
Sharks in the Emergency Room – - WCJB-TV ABC 20 North Central Florida – 7/09
Technology Spotlight on Sharklet Technologies - Explore Magazine at University of Florida – 7/09
Sharkskin SolutionsFierceBiotech – 4/09
Fledgling Sharklet takes a cue from nature - Mental Floss – May-June 2009
Sharkskin – The latest craze in catheters - Healthcare Purchasing News – 4/09
Green cleaning gaining ground - KUSA-TV NBC Denver – 4/1/09
Company models anti-disease surface on sharks’ skin - Rocky Radar – 2/26/09
Sharklet Technologies: Perhaps a predator is actually man’s best friend - Studio 12, KBDI-TV, PBS, Denver – 2/25/09
New medical biotechnology featuring Sharklet - 850 KOA-AM -2/16/09
Sharklet featured on Denver’s 850 KOA-AM News Radio - HospiMedica – 1/7/09
Sharkskin surface topography inhibits bacterial growth
2008
- MedGadget – 12/17/2008
Sharklet technology bets on antibacterial topographies - European Medical Device Manufacturer – November / December 2008
Florida-based company looks to sharks to combat hospital infections - Florida Trend Magazine – 10/08
Sharkskin technology inhibits germ growth - Watertown Daily Times – 9/25/08
NNY native helps fight bacteria buildup - The Wall Street Journal Health Blog – 9/19/08
What sharks can teach hospitals about preventing infection - The Denver Post - 9/19/08
Bacteria-fighting film based on pattern of fish’s scales - Medical Product Manufacturing News – 9/08
Breakthroughs – Engineered surface inhibits biofilm formation - Tech Journal South – 8/15/08
Sharkskin patterned surface could fight hospital infections - Denver Business Journal – 6/27/08
Tech ‘borrowed’ from sharks may help fight bacteria - University of Florida, Materials World / Science and Engineering – Summer 2008 Issue
From evolution to medical solution - Plastics Technology – 7/2008
Micro-embossed sharkskin film pattern is antimicrobial - Discovery Channel - 7/2008 Part I
Perfect Predators: Shark Skin - Discovery Channel – 7/2008 Part II
Perfect Predators: Life Saving Shark Skin - Medical Design Magazine – 6/1/08
Shark skin shows how to keep surfaces clean