Authors
Alexander Otten, Stephan Herminghaus
Publication date
2004/3/16
Journal
Langmuir
Volume
20
Issue
6
Pages
2405-2408
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Description
This work describes the investigation of the physical basis of the amazing water repellence of some plant leaves, which is in addition to self-cleaning properties known as the “Lotus effect”. Two rather different possible mechanisms are proposed, which are suggested to cover the main physics in a majority of superhydrophobic systems. These concepts are illustrated with two different types of plant leaves as well as a model surface carrying carbon nanotube aggregates.
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A Otten, S Herminghaus - Langmuir, 2004