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Macromol. Rapid Commun. 10/2017
Author(s) -
Song Yixuan,
Meyers Kevin P.,
Gerringer Joseph,
Ramakrishnan Ramesh K.,
Humood Mohammad,
Qin Shuang,
Polycarpou Andreas A.,
Nazarenko Sergei,
Grunlan Jaime C.
Publication year - 2017
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.201770033
Subject(s) - polyethylenimine , polyelectrolyte , materials science , bilayer , polymer chemistry , acrylic acid , chemical engineering , coating , oxygen , substrate (aquarium) , polymer science , polymer , nanotechnology , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , transfection , biochemistry , oceanography , monomer , membrane , geology , engineering , gene
Front Cover: A polyelectrolyte‐based nanocoating exhibits super oxygen barrier and humidity‐responsive self‐healing behavior. An 8‐bilayer polyethylenimine/poly(acrylic acid) thin film improves the oxygen barrier of a thick poly(ethylene terephthalate) substrate by more than 1000×. High humidity (symbolized by the thread in this schematic) completely restores the super oxygen barrier of the damaged/cracked coating in just 10 minutes. This fast and high‐efficiency self‐healing is repeatable for at least 10 damaging–healing cycles. Further details can be found in article number 1700064 by Y. Song, K. P. Meyers, J. Gerringer, R. K. Ramakrishnan, M. Humood, S. Qin, A. A. Polycarpou, S. Nazarenko* and J. C. Grunlan*.