Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces
1997/04/30 by Wilhelm Barthlott, W. Barthlott, Christoph Neinhuis +1 · 6,824 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Chemistry · Engineering · Materials Science · #Biology #Botany #Brassica oleracea #Chemistry #Colocasia esculenta #Ecology #Epicuticular wax #Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer #Horticulture #Lotus #Lotus effect #Particle (ecology) #Plant Surface Properties and Treatments #Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity #Wax
paper · doi:10.1007/s004250050096
published in Planta 202(1), 1-8 (Springer Science+Business Media)
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