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Inside Back Cover: Transparent Omniphobic Coating with Glass‐Like Wear Resistance and Polymer‐Like Bendability (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 35/2019)
Author(s) -
Zhang Kaka,
Huang Shuaishuai,
Wang Jiandong,
Liu Guojun
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201909268
Subject(s) - silsesquioxane , materials science , siloxane , polymer , coating , composite material , wear resistance , lubricant , surface tension , microporous material , physics , quantum mechanics
Transparent anti‐smudge coatings with glass‐like wear resistance but polymer‐like bendability are unknown, until now. In their Communication (on page 12004 ff. G. Liu et al. prepare a molecular composite that has all these properties. Prepared from glycidyloxypropyl polyhedral silsesquioxane (GPOSS), the silica core provides the desired hardness and the glycidyloxypropyl network imparts the flexibility. Oil and water repellency is achieved by incorporating a low‐surface‐tension liquid lubricant poly(dimethyl siloxane). Cover design by Ms. Wenxia Zhou.