Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Beyond Microstructures: Surface Polarity as the Key To Reversible Hydrophobicity in Natural Plant Leaves.
Guan-Chu Liu, Jia-Hao Yan, Li Zheng, Xu Han, Long-Shuo Gu, Qi-Liang Huang, Han-Yuan Chen, Sheng Meng, Li-Wei Liu, Yun-Yun Dai, Xia Liu, Ye-Liang Wang, Yuan Huang
Published: 202610.1021/acs.langmuir.5c05926
Abstract
The superhydrophobic of plant leaves, such as those of rice and lotus, has long been attributed to surface micro-nano structures and wax layers. Here, we reveal a previously overlooked determinant─surface polarity─as the principal factor governing le…
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