Air-encapsulating elastic mechanism of submerged Taraxacum blowballs
In this article, we report the observation of an air-encapsulating elastic mechanism of Dandelion spherical seed heads, namely blowballs, when submerged underwater. This peculiarity seems to be fortuitous since Taraxacum is living outside water; nevertheless, it could become beneficial for a better...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Materials Today Bio |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259000642100003X |