Gradient-multiscale-interconnected architectures enable waterborne superomniphobic surfaces to resist the high-strength impact of solids and fluids

Abstract

A bottom-up waterborne emulsion system is developed to construct gradient-multiscale-interconnected (GMI) architectured superomniphobic surfaces (SOSs). The GMI architectures are verified to be of both high mechanical flexibility and trapped-air stability, making SOSs resistant to high-strength impact of solids and fluids and thus competent for for real-world dynamic long-term applications.