Water loving, water hating and water repellence properties of some plants

Hydrophilic surfaces, which have an affinity for water molecules, are those that prefer water. Water molecules are attracted to hydrophobic surfaces because they reject water molecules. Surfaces that are particularly waterrepellent are known as superhydrophobic surfaces. Because of their great surface roughness and low surface energy, superhydrophobic surfaces allow water droplets to easily bead up and slide off. During the present investigation, beautiful materials found in nature have been explored to examine their waterloving, water-hating, and superhydrophobic characteristics. Aloe vera, rose petals, gerbera blossoms, Aloe barbadensis, miller leaves, and anthurium flowers are some of the botanical blooms that have been included for present study. All naturally occurring substances possess a reduced surface tension. Water has lower surface tension than most other naturally occurring substances. It was observed that the contact angles of the water droplets on the rose petals altered at three different time points: 120 minutes, 240 minutes, and 360 minutes.