Lotus-inspired structures Lotus leaves are renowned for having some of the most water-repellent surfaces on earth and are almost impossible to get dirty. The secret lies in the leaf’s surface ...

Feb 14, 2006 Nanostructures on lotus leaves inspire research on self-cleaning surfaces (Nanowerk News) A new study clearly shows the importance of a lotus leaf’s nanoscale hair-like structure on its ...

Microscope observations reveal that the waxy surface of the lotus leaf is made of micron-sized bumps that, in turn, are covered with nanoscale hair-like tubes (figure 1). This two-fold structure traps ...

Lotus leaf surface has a unique structure that retains air in its microscopic ridges and folds and has water-repellent, self-cleaning properties. It causes the water droplets to slide off and ...

Watery adaptation: The structure and shape of lotus leaves growing on water (left) and above it (right) is influenced by mechanical forces. (Courtesy: F Xu/Fudan University) When the leaves of the ...

Figure: Lotus flower, lotus leaf and scanning-electron microscope image of lotus leaf Metamaterials are man-made substances whose properties are determined by their meticulously-designed structure.

The new zinc oxide-based culturing surface mimics the lotus leaf surface structure, providing a highly tunable platform for the high-throughput generation of three-dimensional nanoscale tumor models.

As with the lotus, drops that were added to this surface sat lightly upon it, forming into almost perfect spheres. Using audio speakers or another machine, that surface was then vibrated at a ...

Lotus leaves are inspiring new types of packaging 01-Mar-2022, 20:18 ETX Daily Up ...

To mimic the structure, the researchers sprayed a very fine liquid gold on the leaf, which adhered to it like papier mâché. The resulting gold surface was incredibly thin: just 10 nm, about 1/ ...

Inspired by the always immaculate lotus leaf, researchers have developed a self-cleaning bioplastic that is sturdy, sustainable and compostable. The innovative plastic developed at RMIT University ...