| insect analogue to the lotus leaf: a planthopper wing membrane incorporating a low-adhesion, nonwetting, superhydrophobic, bactericidal, and biocompatible surface. | nature has produced many intriguing and spectacular surfaces at the micro- and nanoscales. these small surface decorations act for a singular or, in most cases, a range of functions. the minute landscape found on the lotus leaf is one such example, displaying antiwetting behavior and low adhesion with foreign particulate matter. indeed the lotus leaf has often been considered the "benchmark" for such properties. one could expect that there are animal counterparts of this self-drying and self-cle ... | 2017 | 28640578 |