Fluid dynamics - Smart polymer solutions

被引：17

作者：

Klein, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Mat & Interfaces, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel

来源：

NATURE | 2000年 / 405卷 / 6788期

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D O I：

10.1038/35015645

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Water-repellent layers on the surface of leaves keep plants healthy, but also make it difficult to spray crops effectively with pesticides. Adding a low level of flexible polymers in the solution may be the answer, by stopping the drops from bouncing off.

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页码：745 / 747

页数：2

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