ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻹﺳﻔﻨﺠﻴﺎﺕ ﺇﺑﺮﺍ ﺑﻄﻮﻝ ﺃﻣﺘﺎﺭ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻟﻴﺎﻑ ﺍﻟﺰﺟﺎﺟﻴﺔ
ﻭﺗﺤﺘﻮﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﺍﺩ ﻓﻌﺎﻟﺔ ﺿﺪ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻃﺎﻥ ﻭ ﺗﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺗﺮﺷﻴﺢ
ﻣﻴﺎﻩ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺍﺩ ﺷﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻴﺔ .
ﺗﻌﺪ ﺍﻹﺳﻔﻨﺠﻴﺎﺕ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﺋﻨﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﻀﻠﺔ ﻟﺪﻯ ﺑﺎﺣﺜﻲ
ﺍﻟﻄﺐ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻘﺎﻗﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻴﺔ ﻟﻤﺎ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺪﺭﺍﺕ ﻣﺘﻨﻮﻋﺔ
ﻭﻣﺬﻫﻠﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻷﺣﻴﺎﻥ .
ﻭﻳﺮﻯ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻭﻓﻴﺴﻮﺭ ﻓﻴﺮﻧﺮ ﻣﻮﻟﻠﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﻳﻨﻮﻫﺎﻧﻴﺲ
ﺟﻮﺗﻨﺒﺮﺝ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻣﺎﻳﻨﺲ ﺍﻷﻟﻤﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻹﺳﻔﻨﺠﻴﺎﺕ ﺗﻨﺘﻤﻲ
ﻟﻠﻜﺎﺋﻨﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮﻳﺔ ﺍﻷﻛﺜﺮ ﺍﺣﺘﻮﺍﺀ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺼﺎﺩﺭ ﻏﻨﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻮﺍﺩ
ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺪﺧﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺻﻨﺎﻋﺔ ﺍﻷﺩﻭﻳﺔ . ﻭﺗﺨﺼﺺ
ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻭﻓﻴﺴﻮﺭ ﻣﻮﻟﻠﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺩﺭﺍﺳﺔ ﺍﻹﺳﻔﻨﺠﻴﺎﺕ ﻣﻨﺬ ﻋﺪﺓ
ﻋﻘﻮﺩ .
ﻭﻳﺆﻛﺪ ﻣﻮﻟﻠﺮ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻹﺳﻔﻨﺠﻴﺎﺕ ﺃﺛﺒﺘﺖ ﺃﻧﻬﺎ " ﻣﺴﺘﻮﺩﻉ ﺣﻘﻴﻘﻲ
ﻟﻠﻌﻘﺎﻗﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﻀﺎﺩﺓ ﻟﻠﺴﺮﻃﺎﻥ ." ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﺷﺎﺭ ﻣﻮﻟﻠﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻥ
ﺍﻟﺨﺒﺮﺍﺀ ﺍﺳﺘﻄﺎﻋﻮﺍ ﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮ ﻣﺴﺘﺨﻠﺼﺎﺕ ﻃﺒﻴﺔ ﻣﻀﺎﺩﺓ
ﻟﻔﻄﺮﻳﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻬﻴﺮﺑﺲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻹﺳﻔﻨﺠﻴﺎﺕ .
ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﺻﺒﺤﺖ ﺍﻹﺳﻔﻨﺠﻴﺎﺕ ﺗﺴﺘﺨﺪﻡ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻘﻨﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻧﻮ ﻭ
ﻋﻠﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺍﺩ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻬﺪﻑ ﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﺔ ﺧﺼﺎﺋﺺ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺍﺩ
ﻭﺗﻄﺒﻴﻘﺎﺗﻬﺎ . ﻭﺗﺪﺧﻞ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﺋﻨﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮﻳﺔ ﺃﻳﻀﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ
ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻴﺔ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻭﺣﺸﻮ
ﺍﻷﺳﻨﺎﻥ ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻟﺪﻫﺎﻧﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻗﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺴﻔﻦ
ﻭﻣﻮﺻﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﻀﻮﺀ ﻭﻏﻴﺮﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮﺓ