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Collembola cuticles and the three-phase line tension

The cuticles of most springtails (Collembola) are superhydrophobic, but the mechanism has not been described in detail. Previous studies have suggested that overhanging surface structures play an important role, but such structures are not a universal trait among springtails with superhydrophobic cu...

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Autores principales: Gundersen, Håkon, Leinaas, Hans Petter, Thaulow, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Beilstein-Institut 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5564267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28875109
http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.8.172