| Title | Smart water channelling through dual wettability by leaves of the bamboo Phyllostachys aurea |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Wigzell, JM, Racovita, RC, Stentiford, BG, Wilson, M, Harris, MT, Fletcher, IW, Mosquin, DPK, Justice, D, Beaumont, SK, Jetter, R, Badyal, JPS |
| Journal | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects |
| Volume | 506 |
| Pagination | 344 - 355 |
| ISSN | 0927-7757 |
| Keywords | Bioinspired |
| Abstract | Abstract The young leaves of the bamboo plant, Phyllostachys aurea, exhibit a distinct dual wetting behaviour on their adaxial surface. Contact angle analysis, variable pressure (environmental) scanning electron microscopy, gas chromatography, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy have shown that the epicuticular wax morphology/topography and the surface distribution of chemical species underpin this water-channelling behaviour. Envisaged bioinspired applications include fog and dew harvesting in water-scarce regions of the world. |
| URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927775716305106 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.06.058 |
