Petra Ditsche‐Kuru

Superhydrophobicity in perfection: the outstanding properties of the lotus leaf

Hans J. Ensikat, Petra Ditsche‐Kuru, Christoph Neinhuis et al. · Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology · 2011 · 740 citations · Full text

Engineering, Botany, Chemical Composition +17

Dry under water: Comparative morphology and functional aspects of air‐retaining insect surfaces

Alexander Balmert, Holger F. Bohn, Petra Ditsche‐Kuru et al. · Journal of Morphology · 2011 · 135 citations

Superhydrophobic surfaces of the water bug<i>Notonecta glauca</i>: a model for friction reduction and air retention

Petra Ditsche‐Kuru, Erik S. Schneider, Jan-Erik Melskotte et al. · Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology · 2011 · 74 citations · Full text

Self-cleaning Surface, Chemical Engineering, Air Retention +12

At which surface roughness do claws cling? Investigations with larvae of the running water mayfly Epeorus assimilis (Heptageniidae, Ephemeroptera)

Petra Ditsche‐Kuru, Wilhelm Barthlott, Jochen H. E. Koop · Zoology · 2012 · 44 citations

Biology, Terrestrial Arthropod, Surface Roughness +4

Underwater attachment in current: the role of setose attachment structures on the gills of the mayfly larvae<i>Epeorus assimilis</i>(Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae)

Petra Ditsche‐Kuru, Jochen H. E. Koop, Stanislav N. Gorb · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2010 · 42 citations

Engineering, Entomology, Mechanical Engineering +17