Eco-Friendly Diapers, courtesy of jellyfishes

Jellyfish is one of the few marine organisms which thrives in warm oceans and the blooming of such organism can spell serious problems. For instance, jellyfish are known to clog up pipes. (Ishii, 2001) In 2011, Israeli, Scotland and Japan were forced to shut down due to jellyfish blooms. (Schrope, 2012)

Diapers are another problem by itself. Diapers are filling up landfills quickly, due to its high demand and poor biodegradability.

Cine'al ltd, an Israeli nanotechnology company, is developing technology to make jellyfish into super absorbent products such as diapers, tampons, medical sponges or even paper towels. By adding nano-materials into jellyfish flesh, it becomes a super absorbent material. And here's the best part: It biodegrades readily.

I think this might give us insight on how important marine biodiversity are. The possibilities are endless and it is said that 95% of the marine species has yet to be discovered.



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Photo credit: Reuters, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

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Literature cited

Ishii, H. (2001). The influence of environmental changes upon the coastal plankton ecosystems, with special reference to mass occurrence of jellyfish. Bulletin of Plankton Society of Japan (Japan).

Schrope, M. (2012). Marine ecology: Attack of the blobs. Nature; Physical Science (London), 482(7383), 20-21.