کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2057719 1075917 2006 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A lichen protected by a super-hydrophobic and breathable structure
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم زراعت و اصلاح نباتات
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A lichen protected by a super-hydrophobic and breathable structure
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryA species of lichen, Lecanora conizaeoides, is shown to be super-hydrophobic. It uses a combination of hydrophobic compounds and multi-layered roughness to shed water effectively. This is combined with gas channels to produce a biological analogue of a waterproof, breathable garment. The particular lichen grows mostly during wet seasons and is unusually resistant to acid rain [Hauck, M., 2003. The Bryologist 106(2), 257–269; Honegger, R., 1998. Lichenologist 30(3),193–212]. The waterproof, breathable surface allows this lichen to photosynthesise when other species are covered with a layer of water. In addition, rainwater runs off the surface of the organism, reducing its intake of water from above and probably contributing to its resistance to acid rain.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Plant Physiology - Volume 163, Issue 11, 1 November 2006, Pages 1193–1197
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