Issue 94, 2015

A multifunctional transparent superhydrophobic gel nanocoating with self-healing properties

Abstract

Inspired by mussels we designed a novel green superhydrophobic gel nanocoating with good transparency and stability through a facile copolymerization reaction at room temperature and a subsequent trimethyl silyl modified process, which is applicable to various substrates via a simple spray process without requiring toxic substances. Importantly, this well-designed nanocoating has rapid self-healing superhydrophobicity induced by usual organic solvents to face complicated work conditions, which satisfies the need of daily life and can be applied in industry as well.

Graphical abstract: A multifunctional transparent superhydrophobic gel nanocoating with self-healing properties

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 Aug 2015
Accepted
18 Sep 2015
First published
18 Sep 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 16794-16797

Author version available

A multifunctional transparent superhydrophobic gel nanocoating with self-healing properties

Y. Si, H. Zhu, L. Chen, T. Jiang and Z. Guo, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 16794 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC06977G

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