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THOUGH the era of the ultra-high tech swimsuits appears to be behind us, a new study might convince catch the eye of swimsuit manufacturers &#8212; and global governing body FINA &#8212; looking for a way to help swimmers boost speed without the use of non-textile materials.<\/p>\n<p>A new study published in <a href=http:\/\/jeb.biologists.org\/content\/217\/10\/1637.2 target=\"_blank\">The Journal of Experimental Biology<\/a> discussed the make-up of a shark&#8217;s skin, noting that the &#8220;sleek-looking skin &#8230; is peppered with millions of microscopic overlapping tooth-like scales. These so-called &#8216;denticles&#8217; disrupt the smooth flow of water over the animal&#8217;s surface, reducing the drag that holds them back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Swimmers long to find ways to reduce drag during races, and this technology introduced in the article would help that effort. Using the skin of a mako shark as a model, researchers produced a three-dimensional replica of the skin from a 3-D printer. Moving the 3-D membrane in a flowing water tank at a speed of 0.6 meters per second, the scientists found that &#8220;the shark skin&#8217;s performance improved significantly, increasing the foil&#8217;s swimming speed by 6.6 percent and reducing the energy expended by 5.9 percent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Can this be translated to a swimsuit worn by a swimmer? The researchers think it&#8217;s a little too cost prohibitive, but did not say how much it cost to create their 3-D model.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The manufacturing challenges are tremendous,&#8221; said Harvard University&#8217;s George Lauder.<\/p>\n<p>Swimsuit manufacturers dabbled in the biology of shark&#8217;s skin in the late 1990s and early 2000s, designing suits that contained tiny panels on the surface that deflected water in many directions during swimming. 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