Plastron Respiration Using Commercial Fabrics

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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Main Authors: Shaun Atherton, Joseph C. Brennan, Robert H. Morris, Joshua D.E. Smith, Christopher A.E. Hamlett, Glen McHale, Neil J. Shirtcliffe, Michael I. Newton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-01-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
plastron
hydrophobic
textile
respiration
underwater breathing
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/7/1/484

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