Table 2.

Contact angles of three liquids on the glandular surface of the digestive zone and the external surface of the pitcher, and free surface energy (total and its dispersion and polar contributions) of the surfaces calculated according to the Owens-Wendt-Kaelble method (OW) and the Wu method(W)

Contact angle (deg.)
Surface energy OW (mN m−1)
Surface energy W (mN m−1)
PlantLiquidMean ± s.d.nTotalDispersionPolarTotalDispersionPolar
Glandular surface          
Water 36.7±1.2 56.84 12.62 44.41 56.98 24.05 32.93 
 Diiodomethane 50.6±2.8       
 Ethylene glycol 40.0±0.8       
Water 30.0±5.3 60.80 15.90 44.90 61.93 28.85 33.09 
 Diiodomethane 36.0±4.6       
 Ethylene glycol 32.7±6.1       
Water 31.9±4.6 61.57 8.87 52.70 58.19 21.68 36.51 
 Diiodomethane 54.7±11.4       
 Ethylene glycol 43.3±10.9       
External surface          
Water 70.5±0.2 38.09 26.08 12.01 43.59 31.36 12.23 
 Diiodomethane 39.5±3.9       
 Ethylene glycol 48.8±11.3       
Water 59.3±4.5 41.76 19.24 22.52 46.67 28.13 18.54 
 Diiodomethane 42.0±2.5       
 Ethylene glycol 50.7±2.3       
Water 62.2±9.2 41.34 21.60 19.74 46.83 29.77 17.06 
 Diiodomethane 40.5±2.3       
 Ethylene glycol 45.5±5.4       
Contact angle (deg.)
Surface energy OW (mN m−1)
Surface energy W (mN m−1)
PlantLiquidMean ± s.d.nTotalDispersionPolarTotalDispersionPolar
Glandular surface          
Water 36.7±1.2 56.84 12.62 44.41 56.98 24.05 32.93 
 Diiodomethane 50.6±2.8       
 Ethylene glycol 40.0±0.8       
Water 30.0±5.3 60.80 15.90 44.90 61.93 28.85 33.09 
 Diiodomethane 36.0±4.6       
 Ethylene glycol 32.7±6.1       
Water 31.9±4.6 61.57 8.87 52.70 58.19 21.68 36.51 
 Diiodomethane 54.7±11.4       
 Ethylene glycol 43.3±10.9       
External surface          
Water 70.5±0.2 38.09 26.08 12.01 43.59 31.36 12.23 
 Diiodomethane 39.5±3.9       
 Ethylene glycol 48.8±11.3       
Water 59.3±4.5 41.76 19.24 22.52 46.67 28.13 18.54 
 Diiodomethane 42.0±2.5       
 Ethylene glycol 50.7±2.3       
Water 62.2±9.2 41.34 21.60 19.74 46.83 29.77 17.06 
 Diiodomethane 40.5±2.3       
 Ethylene glycol 45.5±5.4       

n, number of measurements.

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