Coacervate-Enhanced Deposition of Sprayed Pesticide on Hydrophobic/Superhydrophobic Abaxial Leaf Surfaces.

ABSTRACT: Deposition of high-speed droplets on inverted surfaces is important to many fundamental scientific principles and technological applications. For example, in pesticide spraying to target pests and diseases emerging on abaxial side of leaves, the downward rebound and gravity of the droplets make the deposition exceedingly difficult on hydrophobic/superhydrophobic leaf underside, causing serious pesticide waste and environmental pollution. Here, a series of bile salt/cationic surfactant coacervates are developed to attain efficient deposition on the inverted surfaces of diverse hydrophobic/superhydrophobic characteristics. The coacervates have abundant nanoscale hydrophilic/hydrophobic domains and intrinsic network-like microstructures, which endow them with efficient encapsulation of variou

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288258 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature