S Rodríguez, J Rocha, M Fernandes, A P Ravishankar, N Steinbrück, R Cruz, E Bacelar, G Kickelbick, S Anand, A L Crespí, S Casal, V de Zea Bermudez
The production of superhydrophobic coatings inspired by the surface of plant leaves is a challenging goal. Such coatings hold a bright technological future in niche markets of the aeronautical, space, naval, building, automobile, and biomedical sectors. This work is focused on the adaxial (top) and abaxial (bottom) surfaces of the leaflet of the Ceratonia silique L. (carob), a high-commercial-value Mediterranean tree cultivated in many regions of the world. The adaxial and abaxial surfaces feature hydrophobic and superhydrophobic behaviors, respectively...
February 16, 2021: Langmuir: the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids