In article number 1907413, Shutao Wang, Bailiang Wang, Jingxin Meng, and co‐workers prepare a transparent and mechanically robust underwater superoleophobic film by combining superspreading and biomineralization. The nacre‐like composition and structures significantly improve the mechanical properties of the film, imparting a robust underwater superoleophobicity and ultralow oil‐adhesion. Such films can be coated on different transparent materials and have promising applications in areas such as underwater optics and biological imaging.
Biomedical materials including orthodontic archwires always face great challenges, such as the adhesion of cariogenic bacteria and the release of nickel ion. In article number https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201801569 by Qiong Nie, Jingxin Meng, Shutao Wang, and co‐workers, the bioinspired superhydrophobic nickel‐titanium alloy archwire shows the excellent resistance of bacteria adhesion and nickel ion release by varying the contact mode between the archwires and bacteria suspension from surface contact to point contact.
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