Abstract
Superhydrophobic properties of natural and man-made surfaces arise from the combination of chemical hydrophobicity with omplex, fractal texture at the micron and submicron range (reviewed in Quéré 2005). In plants and animals alike, such complex textures are usually formed by outgrowths of the integument or by particles of wax secreted by the integument (Cassie and Baxter 1945, Fogg 1948, Holdgate 1955, Holloway 1970, Juniper 1991, Wagner et al. 1996, 2003, Barthlott and Neinhuis 1997, Feng et al. 2002). In most cases, the location of these textures on the body and their regular structure are passively determined by the underlying epidermis. Some insects, however, produce and maintain particulate hydrophobic coatings on their bodies in specific behaviors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Functional Surfaces in Biology |
Subtitle of host publication | Little Structures with Big Effects |
Editors | Stanislav N. Gorb |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 113-137 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4020-6697-9 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781402066948 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- INHS
- Entomological Review
- Scale Insect
- Hind Wing
- Malpighian Tubule
- Insect Wing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences