Articles with "suction cups" as a keyword



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Seasonal dynamics of nitrate and ammonium ion concentrations in soil solutions collected using MacroRhizon suction cups

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Published in 2017 at "Environmental Monitoring and Assessment"

DOI: 10.1007/s10661-017-6022-3

Abstract: The aims of the study were to analyse the concentration of nitrate and ammonium ions in soil solutions obtained using MacroRhizon miniaturized composite suction cups under field conditions and to determine potential nitrogen leaching from… read more here.

Keywords: soil solutions; using macrorhizon; ammonium; suction cups ... See more keywords

Sucker Shapes, Skeletons and Bioinspiration: How Hard and Soft Tissue Morphology Generates Adhesive Performance in Waterfall Climbing Goby Fishes.

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Published in 2022 at "Integrative and comparative biology"

DOI: 10.1093/icb/icac094

Abstract: Many teleost fishes, such as gobies, have fused their paired pelvic fins into an adhesive disc. Gobies can use their pelvic suckers to generate passive adhesive forces (as in engineered suction cups) and different species… read more here.

Keywords: suction cups; morphology; performance waterfall; adhesive performance ... See more keywords