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Mussel‐Inspired Liquid‐Infused Slippery Surfaces: Substrate‐Independent Design of Liquid‐Infused Slippery Surfaces via Mussel‐Inspired Chemistry (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 12/2021)
Author(s) -
Chiera Salvatore,
Bittner Carina,
Vogel Nicolas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.202170066
Subject(s) - mussel , nanotechnology , blueprint , adhesion , polymer science , substrate (aquarium) , materials science , engineering , biology , composite material , mechanical engineering , ecology
Bioinspired design takes blueprints from nature to replicate functionalities in man‐made materials. In article number 2100156, Salvatore Chiera, Carina Bittner, and Nicolas Vogel demonstrate a double bioinspiration approach that combines the slippery surface of the pitcher plant with the universal adhesion of mussel foot proteins. This strategy yields highly repellent coatings on arbitrary substrates via a simple one‐step process.