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Cover Picture: Bioinspired Rose‐Petal‐Like Substrates Generated by Electropolymerization on Micropatterned Gold Substrates (ChemPlusChem 3/2017)
Author(s) -
Darmanin Thierry,
Bombera Radoslaw,
Colpo Pascal,
Valsesia Andrea,
Laugier JeanPierre,
Rossi François,
Guittard Frédéric
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201600602
Subject(s) - rose (mathematics) , petal , nanotechnology , materials science , nanostructure , adhesion , structural coloration , polymer science , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , composite material , botany , mathematics , geometry , engineering , biology , photonic crystal
The cover picture shows a novel strategy to prepare substrates having a rose‐petal effect (high water adhesion). By controlling both the specification of square micropillars (diameter and pitch) and electrodeposited nanostructures, interesting parahydrophobic character was observed having extremely high water contact angles (up to 160°) and completely sticking behavior, as seen on rose petals. Details are given in the Full Paper by T. Darmanin et al. on page 352 in Issue 3, 2017 (DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201600387).