Advanced Sustainable Systems,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(9)
Published: May 31, 2024
Abstract
Coral
reefs
are
threatened
by
climate
change
and
the
effects
of
human
activity
on
marine
environment.
Researchers
attempting
to
rescue
this
fragile
ecosystem
through
coral
restoration
actions,
a
common
step
in
these
procedures
is
transplanting
new
colonies
into
reefs.
To
do
that,
commercial
concrete
or
epoxy
resins,
also
called
putty,
utilized,
highlighting
different
concerns
about
their
mechanical
hardening
performances
impact
fate
once
released
Hence,
study
presents
biodegradable
epoxidized
soybean
oil
acrylate
(ESOA)/zein‐based
putty
capable
quick
underwater
as
an
ecofriendly
alternative
for
transplantation
reef.
composed
two
components,
containing
one
radical
initiator
other
accelerator.
Once
components
mixed,
becomes
hard
20–25
min,
showing
timescale
much
faster
than
products.
The
biocompatible
when
applied
Stylophora
pistillata
aquaria
Acropora
tenuis
corals
out‐planted
reef
Maldives,
demonstrating
how
class
vegetable‐oil‐based
materials
can
be
more
sustainable
resins
commonly
used
procedures.
ICES Journal of Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
80(5), P. 1218 - 1239
Published: May 25, 2023
Abstract
Coastal
erosion
is
occurring
at
a
faster
rate
than
in
the
past.
The
adverse
impacts
are
not
negligible
environmental,
economic,
and
socio-cultural
levels.
Hence,
coastal
protection
currently
seen
as
an
emerging
need
to
counteract
their
many
negative
effects
on
worldwide
ecosystems.
In
this
regard,
natural
systems
organisms
represent
complex
system
of
solutions
that
can
efficiently
create
and/or
inspire
development
natural,
sustainable,
cutting-edge
barriers.
ecosystems,
such
coral
reefs,
oyster
mangroves,
saltmarshes,
seagrasses,
polychaete
act
barrier
for
destructive
waves
wind
forces.
Moreover,
living
have
evolved
unique
strategies
withstand
environmental
hydrodynamic
loadings.
This
review
intends
provide
overview
regarding
related
nature-based
bioinspired
specific
field
protection,
describing
state
art,
methods,
processes,
tools,
well
delineating
promising
pathway
new
functional
sustainable
designs.
BioScience,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
75(2), P. 172 - 183
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
Abstract
Many
natural
marine
habitats
are
decreasing
in
extent
despite
global
conservation
and
restoration
efforts.
In
contrast,
built
structures,
such
as
hardened
shorelines,
offshore
energy
aquaculture
infrastructure,
artificial
reefs,
increasing
extent—and,
some
locations,
represent
over
80%
of
nearshore,
structured
habitat.
When
introduced
into
the
seascape,
structures
inevitably
interact
with
habitats,
but
these
not
typically
designed
to
support
systems.
This
approach
often
results
overall
harm
systems,
further
impeding
goals.
However,
there
is
growing
recognition
within
ocean
management
engineering
community
that
can
be
strategically
minimize
their
negative
impacts
potentially
ecosystems
associated
biota.
We
synthesize
best
available
science
provide
bright
spot
examples
how
leveraging
mimic
or
facilitate
help
recover
biodiversity,
augment
ecosystem
services,
rehabilitate
degraded
providing
positive
outcomes
for
people
nature
a
changing
climate.
Despite
spots,
we
caution
have
environmental
consequences
should
used
lieu
conventional
habitat
justify
destruction
habitats.
Applied Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(4), P. 1346 - 1346
Published: Feb. 6, 2024
Additive
manufacturing
(AM),
commonly
named
3D
printing,
is
a
promising
technology
for
many
applications.
It
the
most
viable
option
widespread
use
in
automated
construction
processes,
especially
harsh
environments
such
as
underwater.
Some
contemporary
applications
of
this
have
been
tested
underwater
environments,
but
there
are
still
number
problems
to
be
solved.
This
study
focuses
on
current
development
printing
applications,
including
required
improvements
itself,
well
new
materials.
Information
about
involving
part
fabrication
via
AM
also
provided.
The
article
based
literature
review
that
supplemented
by
case
studies
practical
main
findings
show
usage
additive
can
bring
advantages—for
instance,
increasing
work
safety,
limiting
environmental
burden,
and
high
efficiency.
Currently,
only
few
prototype
developed.
However,
tool
develop
new,
effective
larger
scale.
materials
used,
require
optimization.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
856, P. 159051 - 159051
Published: Sept. 28, 2022
Quantifying
coral
reef
biodiversity
is
challenging
for
cryptofauna
and
organisms
in
early
life
stages.
We
demonstrate
the
utility
of
eDNA
metabarcoding
as
a
tool
comprehensively
evaluating
invertebrate
communities
on
complex
3D
structures
reformation,
role
these
play
provisioning
habitat
organisms.
design
printing
were
used
to
create
18
tiles,
which
form
artificial
structures.
was
collected
from
scraping
tile
surfaces
organismal
biomass
seawater
samples
around
reefs
Gulf
Eilat/Aqaba,
Red
Sea.
Metabarcoding
targeted
mitochondrial
COI
gene
with
specific
primers
marine
biodiversity.
provide
first
baseline
capturing
extensive
information
species
abundance,
richness,
diversity.
Tile
tops
had
higher
phylogenetic
diversity
despite
abundance
bottoms,
highlighting
detection
cryptic
eDNA.
recommend
restoration
initiatives,
especially
structures,
improve
success
evaluation
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
32(35)
Published: June 6, 2022
Abstract
The
coral‐algal
symbiosis
is
the
biological
engine
that
drives
one
of
most
spectacular
structures
on
Earth:
coral
reef.
Here,
living
microhabitats
are
engineered
using
3D
bioprinting,
as
biomimetic
model
system
symbiosis.
Various
bioinks
for
encapsulation
photosymbiotic
microalgae
(
Breviolum
psygmophilum
)
developed
and
mass
transfer
phenomena
mimicked
by
bioprinting
tissue
skeleton
microscale
features.
At
tissue–seawater
interface,
polyp
connective
successfully
replicate
natural
build‐up
O
2
diffusive
boundary
layer.
Inside
bioprinted
construct,
coral‐like
gastric
cavities
a
multi‐material
process.
Underneath
tissue,
constructs
mimic
porous
architecture
aragonite
at
micrometer
scale,
which
can
be
manipulated
to
assess
effects
skeletal
stress‐related
hydrogen
peroxide
(H
production.
diffusion‐related
underlie
functioning
breakdown
exploited
additive
manufacturing
synthetic
designer
corals.
