What is the Lotus Effect?

Posted by admin on April 8, 2011

The leaves of the lotus flower, Nelumbo, are unique.  They exhibit a very high water repellency known as the lotus effect. The forces of adhesion are minimal in this case. This is because the water droplets collect the dust particles on the surfaces. The effect is clear when it comes to the wings of certain insects and in some [...]

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The Use of the Lotus Effect for Clothes

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Clothes are very important to human beings. This is because of the warmth they offer and cover people completely. Lotus effects and bionics are some of the biological methods in nature.Bionics helps in the study and designing of engineering systems. Some clothes usually adapt to the change of temperature very fast and easily. The clothes can be made [...]

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What Are The Effects Of Lotus And Bionic On Self-Cleaning Glasses? 

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Self-cleaning glasses requires water to drain away particles that have attached themselves on the surface of the glass. Not all glasses are able to wash away the particles that accumulate on it. These accumulations make the glasses appear dull and translucent especially to the clear glasses. Cleaning up these glasses is easy if the water used is not [...]

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