Apr 9, 2019 · At first, the idea of using porcupine quills to patch up wounds sounds torturous. But, taking inspiration from the spiky rodent, researchers have begun to work on a new type of surgical staple...

Apr 9, 2019 · At first, the idea of using porcupine quills to patch up wounds sounds torturous. But, taking inspiration from the spiky rodent, researchers have begun to work on a new type of surgical staple that may be less damaging — and less painful — than current staples.

Dec 10, 2012 · The North American porcupine has about 30,000 quills, each one adorned with between 700 and 800 barbs along the 4 millimeters or so nearest its tip. Although those barbs help the quills remain embedded in a victim's skin, scientists haven't studied the …

Apr 9, 2019 · At first, the idea of using porcupine quills to patch up wounds sounds torturous. But, taking inspiration from the spiky rodent, researchers have begun to work on a new type of surgical staple...

Dec 10, 2012 · New research shows that the sharp quills of the North American porcupine have tips that are covered in backward-facing barbs that make them much tougher to remove. A close-up of a...

Apr 9, 2019 · At first, the idea of using porcupine quills to patch up wounds sounds torturous. But, taking inspiration from the spiky rodent, researchers have begun to work on a new type of surgical staple...

Oct 15, 2019 · By copying the microscopic barbs found on the North American porcupine’s quills, they believe they have found a way to greatly reduce the frequency and probability of infection. For a closer look at their inspiration, we turn to none other than the great channel, Deep Look.

Dec 10, 2012 · When a porcupine brushes up against an adversary (or against anything else), it sheds its quills; the barbs around the circumference of the quill act like the teeth on a slicing serrated knife,...

Dec 10, 2012 · The barbs on porcupine quills help them pierce the skin. If the bumpy needles work so well for the big rodents, couldn't they they also help doctors and nurses giving injections?

Apr 9, 2019 · At first, the idea of using porcupine quills to patch up wounds sounds torturous. But, taking inspiration from the spiky rodent, researchers have begun to work on a new type of surgical staple that may be less damaging — and less painful — than current staples.