Passive water control at the surface of a superhydrophobic lichen

Planta

Volumn 234, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1267-1274

  Hamlett, Christopher A E ^a   Shirtcliffe, Neil James ^a   Pyatt, F Brian ^a   Newton, Michael I ^a   McHale, Glen ^a   Koch, Kerstin ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RHINE WAAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apothecium; Cryo SEM; Lichens; Soredium; Super hydrophobicity; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FRUITING BODY; FUNGUS SPORE; LICHEN (ORGANISM); METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED KINGDOM; WETTABILITY;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FRUITING BODIES, FUNGAL; GLYCEROL; GREAT BRITAIN; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LICHENS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPORES, FUNGAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER; WETTABILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADONIA CHLOROPHAEA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 81955160816     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-011-1475-z     Document Type: Article

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