Ultra-thin self-healing vitrimer coatings for durable hydrophobicity

By now a plethora of ultrathin hydrophobic coatings are available but their durability are not well developed. Here, the authors present a thin, durable and fluorine-free PDMS-based vitrimer coating that implements many desirable aspects like energy efficiency, durability and sustainability.

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Main Authors: Jingcheng Ma, Laura E. Porath, Md Farhadul Haque, Soumyadip Sett, Kazi Fazle Rabbi, SungWoo Nam, Nenad Miljkovic, Christopher M. Evans
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b8f36c41b20146018b4d25a2f09df596
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Summary:By now a plethora of ultrathin hydrophobic coatings are available but their durability are not well developed. Here, the authors present a thin, durable and fluorine-free PDMS-based vitrimer coating that implements many desirable aspects like energy efficiency, durability and sustainability.