Smart polymer solutions

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2000 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 405, pages 745-747 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: , Klein;

doi: 10.1038/35015645

pmid: 10866181

Smart polymer solutions

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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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