• Collembola cuticles and the three-phase line tension 

      Gundersen, Håkon A Holm; Leinaas, Hans Petter; Thaulow, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The cuticles of most springtails (Collembola) are superhydrophobic, but the mechanism has not been described in detail. Previous studies have suggested that overhanging surface structures play an important role, but such ...
    • Seasonal change in the wetting characteristics of the cuticle of the Collembola Cryptopygus clavatus (Schött, 1893) 

      Gundersen, Håkon A Holm; Thaulow, Christian; Leinaas, Hans Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      The littoral Collembola Cryptopygus clavatus spends the summer submerged, grazing on algae under water, and the winter on dry land. The cuticles of Collembola are, in general, highly water repellent, often superhydrophobic; ...
    • Surface structure and wetting characteristics of Collembola cuticles 

      Gundersen, Håkon A Holm; Leinaas, Hans Petter; Thaulow, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The cuticles of the arthropods Collembola (springtails) are known to be superhydrophobic, displaying such properties as water-repellence and plastron formation; overhanging surface structures have been suggested as the ...