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Bioinspired heterogeneous N, S-codoped 3D carbon- CuWO₄@Ag nano-architecture from CuWO₄-spongin scaffold for boosting photocatalytic efficiency and cell viability

Alexandria Engineering Journal
This study investigated the photodegradation process of Rhodamine B (RhB) and acetaminophen (ACE) using a novel N-S-codoped carbon microporous and three-dimensional (3D) architecture (NSC) derived from a spongin scaffold of poriferan origin.
Mojtaba Rostami, Alireza Badiei, Mahdi Fasihi-Ramandi, Hermann Ehrlich, Milad Jourshabani, Byeong–Kyu Lee, Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani, Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Moving Beyond Morphology: Genomic Insights Into Evolutionary Histories of Haplosclerid Sponges

Zoologica Scripta, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 177-194, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Accurate taxonomic identification is essential for defining species boundaries and understanding biodiversity. However, this remains challenging for groups where morphological character evolution is poorly understood or diagnostic traits are absent.
Joëlle van der Sprong, Nicole J. de Voogd, Simone Schätzle, Nora Dotzler, Sergio Vargas, Gert Wörheide, Dirk Erpenbeck   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Direct Development of Golf Ball Sponges, Genus Craniella (Demospongiae, Tetractinellida) From the Northeast Atlantic Ocean

Molecular Reproduction and Development, Volume 92, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Among the eight types of development in sponges, the least common and least studied is direct, non‐larval development during viviparity. To supplement our knowledge of this rare type of demosponge development, we present here a description of the embryonic development of four species of the genus Craniella (Demospongiae, order Tetractinellida)
Paco Cárdenas, Sandrine Chenesseau, Jim Drewery, Alexander Ereskovsky   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phenotypic plasticity in the Caribbean sponge Callyspongia vaginalis (Porifera: Haplosclerida)

Scientia Marina, 2010
Sponge morphological plasticity has been a long-standing source of taxonomic difficulty. In the Caribbean, several morphotypes of the sponge Callyspongia vaginalis have been observed.
Susanna López-Legentil, Patrick M. Erwin, Timothy P. Henkel, Tse-Lynn Loh, Joseph R. Pawlik   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revisiting the silicon isotopic signal of sponge skeletons and its implications

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 70, Issue 9, Page 2480-2495, September 2025.
Abstract This study investigates the relationship between the silicon (Si) isotopic composition of sponge skeletal silica (δ30SibSi) and seawater characteristics in sponge habitats, specifically the concentration of dissolved silicic acid and its Si isotopic signature (δ30SidSi).
Manuel Maldonado, Katharine R. Hendry
wiley   +1 more source

Identification and Antimicrobial Potential of Marine Sponges (Carteriospongia foliascens, Callyspongia fallax, and Paratetilla arcifera) from Kenyan Marine Waters

International Journal of Microbiology, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Emerging and re‐emerging infectious diseases and pathogens present a significant global public health threat that has led researchers to focus on discovering new antimicrobial agents in order to address the challenge. Sponges are a promising source of marine natural products, which can be used as lead molecules for drug discovery.
Teresia Nyambura Wacira, Huxley Mae Makonde, Joseph Nyingi Kamau, Cromwell Mwiti Kibiti, Zhun Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D Skeletal Scaffolds of Marine Keratosan Demosponges Origin as Renewable Sources for Bioinspiration in Modern Structural Biomimetics and Tissue Engineering

Biomimetics
This experimental review discusses evolutionarily approved, naturally pre-designed skeletal architectures of marine keratosan sponges in the form of 3D scaffolds, which have garnered increasing interest in the fields of structural and functional ...
Hermann Ehrlich, Jagoda Litowczenko, Anna Szczurek, Alona Voronkina, Daria Pakuła, Miłosz Frydrych, Robert E. Przekop, Igor Smirnov, Stanislav Petrov, Ihor Sieliverstov, Martyna Kotula, Anita Kubiak, Bartosz Leśniewski, Izabela Dziedzic, Liubov Muzychka, Hartmut Stöker, Zineb Souiba, Armin Springer, Korbinian Heimler, Carla Vogt, Adelajda Flont, Marta Przymuszała, Dmitry Tsurkan, Krzysztof Nowacki   +23 more
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Diversity and abundance of photosynthetic sponges in temperate Western Australia

BMC Ecology, 2009
Background Photosynthetic sponges are important components of reef ecosystems around the world, but are poorly understood. It is often assumed that temperate regions have low diversity and abundance of photosynthetic sponges, but to date no studies have ...
Brümmer Franz, Fromont Jane, Lemloh Marie-Louise, Usher Kayley M   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of Magnetic Sponges Using Steel Melting on 3D Carbonized Spongin Scaffolds Under Extreme Biomimetics Conditions

Biomimetics
This study presents a novel approach to fabricating magnetic sponge-like composites by melting various types of steel onto three-dimensional (3D) carbonized spongin scaffolds under extreme biomimetic conditions.
Bartosz Leśniewski, Martin Kopani, Anna Szczurek, Michał Matczak, Janusz Dubowik, Martyna Kotula, Anita Kubiak, Dmitry Tsurkan, Eliza Romańczuk-Ruszuk, Marek Nowicki, Krzysztof Nowacki, Iaroslav Petrenko, Hermann Ehrlich   +12 more
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Novel nanostructured hematite–spongin composite developed using an extreme biomimetic approach

RSC Advances, 2015
The characteristic mineral-free fibrous skeletons (made of structural protein-spongin) of H. communis (Demospongiae: Porifera) was used as a structural template in hydrothermal synthesis of hematite (α-Fe 2 O 3 ...
Szatkowski, Tomasz, Wysokowski, Marcin, Petrenko, Iaroslav, Stelling, Allison L., Jurga, Stefan, Jesionowski, Teofil, Ehrlich, Hermann, Lota, Grzegorz, Pęziak, Daria, Bazhenov, Vasili V., Nowaczyk, Grzegorz, Walter, Juliane, Molodtsov, Serguei, Stöcker, Hartmut, Himcinschi, Cameliu   +14 more
openaire   +3 more sources