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Corrosion Resistance: Corrosion‐Resistant Superhydrophobic Coatings on Mg Alloy Surfaces Inspired by Lotus Seedpod (Adv. Funct. Mater. 8/2017)
Author(s) -
Zang Dongmian,
Zhu Ruiwen,
Zhang Wen,
Yu Xinquan,
Lin Ling,
Guo Xinglin,
Liu Mingjie,
Jiang Lei
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201770050
Subject(s) - materials science , superhydrophilicity , corrosion , wetting , lotus effect , alloy , lotus , metallurgy , contact angle , nanotechnology , composite material , organic chemistry , botany , biology , raw material , chemistry
Inspired by the lotus seedpod, Mingjie Liu, Lei Jiang, and co‐workers report in article number 1605446 how to form exceptionally superhydrophobic and corrosion‐resistant surfaces on AZ91D Mg alloys by using self‐assembled monolayers. The surfaces exhibit a thermally controlled wetting transition between superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic states, and tunable corrosion resistance. This strategy will lead to improved corrosion‐resistant Mg alloys and thermally responsive “surface engineering”.