Neat and clean

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Published: Mar 19, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/osj.22587
Keywords:
Self-cleaning mechanism surfactants nanostructures bionic superhydrophobicity
H. Aydin
Maria Ward Gymnasium
R. Nestelbacher
Sciencetainemnt
I.A. Joubert
Dept Biosciences
M. Geppert
Dept Biosciences
M. Himly
Dept Biosciences
Abstract
Surfactants are a common component of many cleaning products and detergents. However, the production of these surfactants often requires the use of petroleum. In nature we can find plants, such as the lotus flower, whise leaves have developer a self-cleaning mechanism. Due to nano-sized hyedrophobic wax nubs on the surface of the leaf, water droplets have only a very samll contact area. The water's surface tension subsequently leads to the droplet rolling off the leaf, taking dirt partcles with it.
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