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Decorating arrays of polystyrene microspheres with carbon nanotubes recreates the lotus leaf’s self-cleaning ability

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  1. Li, Y. et al. Superhydrophobic bionic surfaces with hierarchical microsphere/SWCNT composite arrays. Langmuir 10.1021/la0620758 (2006).

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Chun, A. Nature's way. Nature Nanotech (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2006.176

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