Mechanism of self-recovery of hydrophobicity after surface damage of lotus leaf

Autor: Li Wang, Lichun Shu, Qin Hu, Xingliang Jiang, Hang Yang, Huan Wang, Lipeng Rao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Plant Methods, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1746-4811
DOI: 10.1186/s13007-024-01174-7
Popis: Abstract The surfaces of lotus leaves with micro- and nano-waxy cuticle structures are superhydrophobic and possess a self-healing ability to regain hydrophobicity after damage. Inspired by this phenomenon, the problem of water-repellent coatings used in natural environments failing to perform after damage can be solved if these coatings are endowed with rapid self-repair and self-growth functions. However, there has been almost no exploration into the hydrophobicity self-repair process in lotus leaves. The changes in surface morphology during the hydrophobicity recovery process are not understood. There is a lack of research on the hydrophobicity recovery in lotus leaves. In this study, the damage and recovery experiments on lotus leaf surfaces were carried out in an artificial climate chamber, and the water repellency recovery process and typical water repellency roughness parameters regained time were obtained. Upon analyzing the differences in the recovery process of different damage types, the recovery mechanism after lotus leaf surface damage was obtained. Finally, it was found that the microscopic roughness determined the static contact angle (WCA) of the lotus leaf surface, and the nanoscopic roughness determined the rolling angle (SA). The dual factors of the recovery of the extruded epidermal tissue and the regeneration of the epidermal wax crystals determined the hydrophobicity recovery process in damaged lotus leaves.
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