Polymer brushes surface, one of the most researched bionic aqueous lubrication materials, has ultralow friction coefficient underwater but suffer from high friction in air which leads to the worse wear resistance in dry condition. In this work, dry/wet adaptive polymer brushes coating was fabricated by grafting hydrophilic poly 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate potassium salt (pSPMA) and hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) brushes simultaneously on an inorganic silica sol layer via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) and click chemistry. The hybrid coating achieves self-lubrication in the air and superlubricity underwater through the preferential assembly and high hydration of hydrophobic and hydrophilic components in different ambiance. More importantly, it maintains high transparency, antifouling, antifogging properties, and exceptional wear resistance that can withstands 1200 abrasion cycles at 5 N load without significant wear. These features make the coating highly promising for practical applications in optical devices, touchscreens, underwater systems, and other environments requiring reliable lubrication across both wet and dry conditions. This strategy overcomes the limitations of conventional polymer brushes, enabling robust lubrication across wet/dry conditions and accelerating practical applications.
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