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Medical Devices: Nonlinear Frameworks for Reversible and Pluripotent Wetting on Topographic Surfaces (Adv. Mater. 7/2017)
Author(s) -
Kim Junsoo,
Wang Yifan,
Park Hyunchul,
Park Min Cheol,
Moon Seung Eon,
Hong Soon Man,
Koo Chong Min,
Suh KahpYang,
Yang Shu,
Cho Hyesung
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201770047
Subject(s) - wetting , conformal map , materials science , nanotechnology , nonlinear system , curvilinear coordinates , composite material , geometry , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Nonlinear frameworks organized in tandem are rationally designed by Hyesung Cho and co‐workers in article 1605078 to address the conformal contact issue, especially upon a highly curvilinear topography. The wetting behavior of the presented layers is not only self‐conformal against complex obstacles, but also reversible to be repeatedly addressed without mechanical failure. This framework helps to overcome the intrinsic limitation in wetting of rigid solid systems, which will be useful for future wearable devices and tissue engineering, which require conformal interplay with target surfaces.