Plastron Respiration Using Commercial Fabrics

A variety of insect and arachnid species are able to remain submerged in water indefinitely using plastron respiration. A plastron is a surface-retained film of air produced by surface morphology that acts as an oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange surface. Many highly water repellent and hydrophobic surf...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Materials 2014-01, Vol.7 (1), p.484-495
Hauptverfasser:	Atherton, Shaun, Brennan, Joseph C, Morris, Robert H, Smith, Joshua D E, Hamlett, Christopher A E, McHale, Glen, Shirtcliffe, Neil J, Newton, Michael I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Consumption Contact angle Containers Fabrics Hydrophobic surfaces Hydrophobicity Membranes Oxygen probes Polyesters Pore size Respiration Textiles Zinc
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