This discovery could lead to the development of new and safe organic whitening materials for the production of house paints, food or cosmetics, etc., replacing unhealthy inorganic substances.
Doctor shrimp.
On May 30, Ben Guiron University (Israel) said a multinational research team had discovered a new substance in the cleaner shrimp species that is capable of producing one of the brightest whites in the world. natural today.
The study, published in the journal Nature Photonics, states that Israeli, Chinese, British and Indian researchers performed experiments on the white bands of doctor shrimp.
This is the part of the cuticle and appendages used by the shrimp to attract other fish, then clean them by eating parasites residing on the fish’s body.
The study shows that these ultrathin white bands are composed of dense small molecular particles called isoxanthopterin . Although less than 0.005 mm thick, scientists consider this to be one of the brightest, thinnest and most effective whitening materials.
This discovery could lead to the development of new and safe organic whitening materials for the production of house paints, food or cosmetics, etc., replacing commonly used unhealthy inorganic substances. as whiteners , typically titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.