Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2017,8, 403–407, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.42
, an observant naturalist, and a truly outstanding personality, on the occasion of his 70thbirthday. One of his most important achievements was building a bridge between systematic studies of plant surfaces and the nano-/microtechnology of superhydrophobic, self-cleaning, and air-holding technical
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2017,8, 394–402, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.41
in materials science.
Keywords: Wilhelm Barthlott; 70thbirthday; self-cleaning surfaces; lotus-effect; Separation
Most obviously, borders are meant to separate two or more entities from another (Figure 1). It might be our atmosphere separating us from space, an ocean separating two continents, a
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Figure 1:
The bar separates A from B, one of the main functions of borders.