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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Beilstein-Institut
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.8.172 |