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Omniphobic Surfaces: Lossless Fast Drop Self‐Transport on Anisotropic Omniphobic Surfaces: Origin and Elimination of Microscopic Liquid Residue (Adv. Mater. 27/2019)
Author(s) -
Huang Shilin,
Li Juan,
Liu Lin,
Zhou Lidan,
Tian Xuelin
Publication year - 2019
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.201970197
Subject(s) - materials science , polymer , drop (telecommunication) , nanotechnology , coating , composite material , telecommunications , computer science
Lossless fast drop self‐transport without even a microscopic liquid residue is achieved on an anisotropic omniphobic surface coated with unique liquid‐like polymer brushes, as shown by Juan Li, Xuelin Tian, and co‐workers in article number 1901417. Compared with conventional solid coatings, a liquid‐like coating featuring highly flexible molecular chains can effectively suppress the formation of entrained liquid films and thereby facilitate the elimination of microscopic liquid residue.