Superhydrophobic Plant Leaves with Micro-line Structures: An Optimal Biomimetic Objective in Bionic Engineering

It has been well demonstrated that there are two kinds of surface morphologies, including binary structures (namely micro-and nanostructures) and less common unitary structures (such as micro-line structures), which play crucial roles in endowing the plant leaves with superhydrophobic properties. In...

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Published inJournal of bionics engineering Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 851 - 858
Main Authors Gou, Xuelian, Guo, Zhiguang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore Springer Singapore 01.09.2018
Subjects
Artificial Intelligence
Biochemical Engineering
Bioinformatics
Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology
Engineering
binary structure
micro-line structure
plant leaves
bionic
superhydrophobic
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Summary:It has been well demonstrated that there are two kinds of surface morphologies, including binary structures (namely micro-and nanostructures) and less common unitary structures (such as micro-line structures), which play crucial roles in endowing the plant leaves with superhydrophobic properties. In this work, five superhydrophobic plant leaves in nature are introduced, by means of the combination of surface morphology and wettability with the aid of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and contact angle measurement. The results indicate that either the binary structures or the unitary structures enable the construction of a superhydrophobic surface, and the latter shows likely better mechanics compared with the former according to the corresponding theory. This research aims at introducing two different types of corresponding morphologies of superhydrophobic plant leaves.
ISSN:1672-6529
2543-2141
DOI:10.1007/s42235-018-0072-2