Front Cover: Superhydrophilic Densely-Packed Gecko-Like Structures by Soft-Template Electropolymerization (ChemNanoMat 9/2024)

Abstract

Gecko-like structures have been prepared by soft-template electropolymerization in micellar solution. Various monomers were designed from a triphenylamine core but only one monomer gives such structures even if the monomer is not perfectly planar. Extremely long and densely packed-microtubes are obtained at constant potential. However, the surfaces are not both highly hydrophobic and with strong water adhesion as gecko foot but are superhydrophilic. These differences can be explained by a higher surface energy or difference in arrangement structures for our surfaces. More information can be found in the Research Article by Thierry Darmanin and co-workers.