Composite structure and properties of the pitcher surface of the carnivorous plant Nepenthes and its influence on the insect attachment system

Progress in Natural Science

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1657-1664

  Wang, Lixin ^a   Zhou, Qiang ^a   Zheng, Yongjun ^a   Xu, Shuyan ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Attachment system; Composite structure; Insect; Nepenthes; Pitcher surface

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; BIONICS;

ATTACHMENT SYSTEM; CARNIVOROUS PLANTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMPOSITE PROPERTIES; COMPOSITES STRUCTURES; INSECT; NEPENTHE; PITCHER SURFACE; SMALL ANIMAL; STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES;

STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

EID: 72749091229     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2009.09.005     Document Type: Review

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