Is the lotus leaf superhydrophobic?

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Cheng, Yang Tse ^a   Rodak, Daniel E ^b  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Ricardo Meda Technical Services LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROP FORMATION; FRICTION; HEATING; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; WATER;

LOTUS LEAF; SELF-CLEANING; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 17444432923     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1895487     Document Type: Article

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