The lotus leaf: how nature makes water-repellent materials.
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Ever wonder what makes a material water-repellent? Hydrophobic materials can be
useful in a myriad of applications, basically anywhere where you don't want your
things to get wet. To figure out how to engineer materials with better
hydrophobic properties, scientists have turned to nature (specifically, the
lotus leaf) to study its intelligent design. Lotus leaves (pictured below) are
well known for being superhydrophobic, so they serve as an excellent case study.
Note: the concept of studying
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Lotus leaves in nature: self-cleaning behaviour (a) and the
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