The hydrophobic coatings of plant surfaces: Epicuticular wax crystals and their morphologies, crystallinity and molecular self-assembly

Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 759-772

  Koch, Kerstin ^a   Ensikat, Hans Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Hydrophobic coatings; Organic crystals; Plant surfaces; Self assembly; Waxes

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; POWDERS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CRYSTALLINITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES; EPICUTICULAR WAXES; EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES; HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS; MOLECULAR SELF ASSEMBLIES; PLANT SURFACES; PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; SELF-ASSEMBLY; SUPER HYDROPHOBICITY; SUPER-HYDROPHILICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) NETWORKS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) STRUCTURING;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

WAX;

CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; WAXES;

EID: 48749085514     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2007.11.010     Document Type: Review

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