Effects of micro- and nano-structures on the self-cleaning behaviour of lotus leaves

By Y. T. Cheng, D E Rodak, C. Wong, C. Hayden. 2006

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Superhydrophobicity in perfection: the outstanding properties of the lotus leaf (2011, background): “The importance of the nanoscopic wax crystals for the water repellency was demonstrated by Cheng et al. (2006) [14].”
Recent developments in superhydrophobic surfaces and their relevance to marine fouling: a review (2006, background): “In a recent publication, Cheng et al. (2006) addressed the role of the multiple roughness features on the water repellency of the Lotus leaf and showed that scales of both lengths are important for the Lotus leaf effect to be efficient.”
PAPER CHEMISTRY: Approaching super-hydrophobicity from cellulosic materials: A Review (2013, background): “…been driven by the need to fabricate surfaces such as satellite dishes, solar energy panel, photovoltaics, exterior architectural glass, automobile windshields, swimming coatings, and surfaces with special heat and mass transfer properties (Cheng et al. 2006; Ma, Hill 2006; Nakajima et al. 2001).”
Lotus effect in wetting and self-cleaning (2016, methodology): “[29] They annealed the leaves for 1 h at 150 °C, and examined by SEM (as shown in Fig.”