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Macromol. Rapid Commun. 10/2014
Author(s) -
Holder Kevin M.,
Spears Benjamin R.,
Huff Molly E.,
Priolo Morgan A.,
Harth Eva,
Grunlan Jaime C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201470032
Subject(s) - slipping , materials science , elastomer , nanotechnology , layer (electronics) , composite material , cover (algebra) , polymer science , front (military) , mechanical engineering , engineering
Front Cover: Boundaries are being pushed with layer‐bylayer (LbL) technology every day, and the present work has demonstrated the first stretchable gas barrier prepared with this technology. The cover image depicts an American football helmet, representing an oxygen molecule, failing to break through a transparent, stretchable film. On a molecular level, this LbL thin film (≈125‐nm thick) uses hydrogen bonding between layers to introduce a bond slipping ability that results in macro‐scale stretchiness. This stretchable barrier is important for applications requiring pressurized elastomer materials (e.g., bladders and air bags). Further details can be found in the article by K. M. Holder, B. R. Spears, M. E. Huff, M. A. Priolo, E. Harth, and J. C. Grunlan* on page 960.