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Shark spiral intestines may operate as Tesla valves
- sohkamyung 5y agoFrom the paper [1] >Flow rate was slowed significantly more when the two funnel-shaped spiral intestines were subjected to flow in the posterior to anterior direction, indicating their success at producing unidirectional flow, similar to a Tesla valve. [1] https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.1359 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.135...