Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces

1997/04/30 by Wilhelm Barthlott, W. Barthlott, Christoph Neinhuis +1 · 34 citations
Materials Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Engineering · #Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity #Plant Surface Properties and Treatments #Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer

paper · doi:10.1007/s004250050096

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