Water shedding from leaves is a complex process depending on multiple leaf traits
interacting with rain, wind, and air humidity, and with the entire plant and surrounding …

Many biological surfaces of animals and plants (eg, bird feathers, insect wings, plant leaves,
etc.) are superhydrophobic with rough surfaces at different length scales. Previous studies …

Water availability is one of the factors affecting plant growth and development, especially in
arid and semiarid environments. Changes in precipitation due climate change alter water …

Novel superhydrophobic coatings, that are both biodegradable and biosourced, have the
potential to revolutionize the water-repellent coating industry. Here, water-repellent coatings …

Abstract Background and Aims The ecohydrological significance of leaf wetting due to
atmospheric water in arid and semiarid ecosystems is not well understood. In these …

A wide variety of abundant plant leaves exist in nature, and the wettability of their surfaces is
formed to adapt to diverse external environments. In this paper we will focus on the factors …

The use of materials from nature to prepare sensors is a challenge, once we can generate
great value with respect to the environment. In this regard, the carbonization of several types …

Dynamics of drop impact on soft surfaces has drawn a lot of attention for its applications and
is motivated by natural examples like raindrop impact on a leaf. Previous studies have …

In nature, high-speed rain drops often impact and spread on curved surfaces, eg, leaves and
animal bodies. Although a drop's impact on a surface is a traditional topic for industrial …

Leaf water repellency is a phenomenon in which water repels from leaf surfaces. Several
recent studies in ecohydrology examined the role of leaf water repellency in canopy …