title: A multifunctional transparent superhydrophobic gel nanocoating with self-healing properties.
abstract: Inspired by mussels we designed a novel green superhydrophobic gel nanocoating with good transparency and stability through a facile copolymerization reaction at room temperature and a subsequent trimethyl silyl modified process, which is applicable to various substrates via a simple spray process without requiring toxic substances. Importantly, this well-designed nanocoating has rapid self-healing superhydrophobicity induced by usual organic solvents to face complicated work conditions, which satisfies the need of daily life and can be applied in industry as well.
authors.affiliation: Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China.
authors.forename: Yifan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Si
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Liwei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Zhiguang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Guo