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Plants are protected from the elements by a complex hierarchical epicuticularwax layer which has inspired the creation of super-hydrophobic andself-cleaning surfaces. Although many studies have been conducted on differentplant wax systems to determine the mechanisms of water repulsion hardly anyhave studied the recovery of the epicuticular wax layer. In the current studythe wetting properties and crystallographic nature of the wax surface ofBrassica oleracea var. Italica (broccoli) has been studied, as well as thetime-dependent recovery of the surface after mechanical damage. It was foundthat the surface of the broccoli leaves is not only super-repulsive andself-cleaning in regards to water but also in regards to glycerol and formamideboth of which have considerably lower surface tension values. Furthermore, itwas shown that the surface properties do indeed recover after damage and thatthis recovery is multi-steped and strongly dependent on the recovery of theroughness of the surface

A Study on the Wetting Properties of Broccoli Leaf Surfaces and their Time Dependent Self-Healing After Mechanical Damage