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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kripa K. Varanasi, Lexington, MA (US);
Maher Damak, Cambridge, MA (US);
Seyed Reza Mahmoudi, Waltham, MA (US);
Nasim Hyder, Somerville, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods related to the formation of a reaction product on a surface are generally provided. The systems and methods described herein may allow for collection of the retention of a fluid by a surface in a relatively high amount. Such systems and methods may be useful in various applications including, for example, agriculture. In some embodiments, the systems and methods enhance water retention on hydrophobic surfaces of plants. Advantageously, the methods described herein may, in some cases, result in the formation of reaction products on a surface that serve to prevent fluids from being removed from the surface. Advantageously, the systems and methods described herein may suppress the adverse effects of natural conditions such as high surface energies and wind.