Ultra-thin self-healing vitrimer coatings for durable hydrophobicity

Jingcheng Ma; Laura E. Porath; Md Farhadul Haque; Soumyadip Sett; Kazi Fazle Rabbi; SungWoo Nam; Nenad Miljkovic; Christopher M. Evans

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25508-4

Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Ultra-thin self-healing vitrimer coatings for durable hydrophobicity

Jingcheng Ma,
Laura E. Porath,
Md Farhadul Haque,
Soumyadip Sett,
Kazi Fazle Rabbi,
SungWoo Nam,
Nenad Miljkovic,
Christopher M. Evans

Affiliations

Jingcheng Ma: Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Laura E. Porath: Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois
Md Farhadul Haque: Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Soumyadip Sett: Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Kazi Fazle Rabbi: Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
SungWoo Nam: Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Nenad Miljkovic: Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Christopher M. Evans: Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25508-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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